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Document | Title | Date |
20080252101 | Motor Vehicle with Side-Impact Reinforcement - A vehicle having a B-pillar, a side-sill arrangement into which the B-pillar extends and a transverse reinforcement that extends in the transverse direction to above the side-sill arrangement and adjacent to a lower end of the B-pillar, is characterized in that a plate-like impact element arranged in the longitudinal direction and upright, is connected on an inside side outer end of transverse reinforcement. | 10-16-2008 |
20080290693 | Device for Protecting Passengers in a Motor Vehicle in the Event of Energy Input Caused by a Collision and Oriented at the Motor Vehicle Door - The invention is a device for protecting passengers in a motor vehicle in the event of energy input caused by a collision oriented laterally at a motor vehicle door. The device is provided with a connection structure comprising at least two parts, a first part and a second part of which the first part is firmly connected to the motor vehicle door and the second part is firmly connected to an energy-absorbing region of the motor vehicle chassis. the two parts can be brought into an interactive effects connection via at least one common joint region to selectively divert at least a part of the energy input acting laterally to the motor vehicle chassis. The first and/or second part are at least partially provided with a transducer material which undergoes a mechanical change in state as a result of energy application as in a change in shape by means of which the two parts are brought to contact and/or interlock, the second part of the connection structure being affixed in a motor vehicle chassis region directly surrounding the motor vehicle door. | 11-27-2008 |
20090021048 | Device and Method for Increasing Occupant Protection in a Vehicle During a Side-Impact - A device and a method are described for a motor vehicle for protecting passengers during a side impact or during a collision similar to a side impact, in which an energy input acts essentially laterally on a door area of the motor vehicle, a vehicle seat being located on the side of the motor vehicle door facing away from the energy input, having at least one unit stabilizing the motor vehicle door against an energy input acting essentially laterally on the motor vehicle door, which provides at least one lateral impact girder traversing the motor vehicle door internally, which is operationally linked in case of collision to at least two support areas within stable vehicle body areas enclosing the motor vehicle door. | 01-22-2009 |
20090045650 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body side structure, an impact beam ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090085375 | SIDE IMPACT CRASH EVENT BODY STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT - A vehicle or automotive body includes a floor panel, first and second side sills, connected to, respectively, to opposite side of the floor panel, a cross member extending between the side sills and connected to each side sill, a rear door panel, a first reinforcing structure connected to the rear door panel, and a second reinforcing structure connected to the cross member. The second reinforcing structure is arranged with respect to the first reinforcing structure such that the first reinforcing structure contacts the second reinforcing structure during a side impact crash event to transfer load into the cross member. | 04-02-2009 |
20090146457 | VEHICLE BODY LOWER STRUCTURE - An object is to suppress vehicle body deformation in a side collision without sacrificing a vehicle interior space. | 06-11-2009 |
20090174220 | Vehicle Body Structure with Linking Bracket for a Vehicle Side Pillar - Vehicle body structure is provided that includes a generally upright frame pillar, such as a b-pillar having an inner pillar member and an outer pillar member outboard of and connected to the inner pillar member. The frame pillar defines a cavity. A load-bearing linking bracket at least partially laterally spans a portion of the cavity. The linking bracket has a surface generally inclined from an outboard side to an inboard side of the frame pillar. The linking bracket is configured to at least partially absorb a substantially lateral impact force and, via the inclined surface, to provide a moment of force that at least partially counteracts an opposing moment of force provided by the frame pillar due to the impact force. | 07-09-2009 |
20090243337 | FRAME WITH CLOSED CROSS-SECTION - There is provided a frame having closed cross-sections capable of preventing a welded joint of the frame from being turned in a wide open state, or being broken when an external force is applied to the frame at the time of vehicle collision, and so forth, and the frame is collapsed. The frame having closed cross-sections is provided with a body cylindrical in shape, wherein first side parts of a first frame member, in pairs, are welded to second side parts of a second frame member, in pairs, respectively, thereby forming a welded joint on both sides of the body, and respective end faces of each of the reinforcing plates, in the widthwise direction of the body, are butted against respective inner side faces of the side parts of the body, corresponding thereto. | 10-01-2009 |
20090256391 | DOOR TRIM-INTEGRATED PELVIC IMPACT ENERGY-ABSORBING CONSTRUCTION FOR VEHICLE - An integrated door substrate and pelvic bolster is provided for use in a vehicle. The integrated component is formed from a polymerizable material by injection molding. The pelvic bolster is formed from thin lateral walls that buckle and tear under compressive loading. The pelvic bolster is designed to bend but not fracture under load, thus maintaining a continuous loading curve. | 10-15-2009 |
20090278385 | Vehicle Body - A vehicle body of a motor vehicle has a central tunnel which is connected on its open lower side to at least one transverse bridge support. The bridge support is mounted to the lower side of bent limb portions of the central tunnel and is connected via at least two bolted connections, which are offset in the longitudinal and transverse directions of the vehicle, to a supporting bracket arranged on the upper side of the bent limb portions. The bridge support together with the supporting bracket faces an end side of the seat crossmember in an exposed manner. Furthermore, two bridge supports which are connected to each other via longitudinal struts can be provided on the central tunnel. | 11-12-2009 |
20100007174 | Load transmission body for vehicle - A load transmission body for a vehicle, transmitting an impact load to a floor of the vehicle body, the load transmission body includes: a pair of side walls fixed to the floor of the vehicle body and extending in a vehicle front-back direction; a front reinforcing wall having a closed cross-sectional structure, extending in a vehicle width direction, and reciprocally coupling with the pair of side walls; a rear reinforcing wall disposed at a vehicle rear side of the front reinforcing wall, having a closed cross-sectional structure, extending in the vehicle width direction, and reciprocally coupling with the pair of side walls; and a side reinforcing member disposed at each of the front reinforcing wall and the rear reinforcing wall, extending in the vehicle front-back direction, and coupling the front reinforcing wall with the rear reinforcing wall. | 01-14-2010 |
20100038928 | MODIFIED UPPER REAR DOOR HINGE PATCH - The attachment of a modified upper rear door hinge patch to the outside surface of a center pillar stiffener creates an energy absorbing cavity that: 1) reduces the chances that the center pillar stiffener will buckle or kink in a side impact collision, and 2) improves door mounting accuracy apart from the center pillar stiffener, and 3) improves the formability of the steel used in the manufacture of center pillar stiffeners. | 02-18-2010 |
20100060031 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR WHICH IS REINFORCED AGAINST SIDE IMPACTS - A motor vehicle door including an outer panel and an inner shell panel that are interconnected at the lower ends thereof by a door sill plate that extends transversely in relation to the two panels. The door sill plate is reinforced with a reinforcing element that is fixed to the plate and that extends along most of the length and width thereof. | 03-11-2010 |
20100109378 | DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR PROTECTING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WHEN THERE IS AN IMPACT OF ENERGY DIRECTED AT A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR DUE TO A COLLISION - The invention relates to a device for a motor vehicle for protecting vehicle occupants when there is an impact of energy directed laterally at a motor vehicle door due to a collision, having a connecting structure which has at least two parts, a first and a second part, of which the first part is permanently connected with the motor vehicle door and the second part is permanently connected with an energy-absorbing region of the motor vehicle body located in the vehicle interior and both parts via at least one common joint region can be operationally connected with each other for the calculated conducting-away of at least one part of the energy input laterally acting on the motor vehicle door in the region of the motor vehicle body. | 05-06-2010 |
20100109379 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF IMPACT ABSORBING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MOUNTING SAME - An impact-absorbing member to be installed in a vehicle body component includes a main body positioned on an inner panel of the vehicle body component such that a portion of the main body is adjacent to an outboard surface of the inner panel, and a mount protruding from the main body to an opening in the inner panel such that the mount is adjacent to an inboard surface of the inner panel, wherein the impact-absorbing member is secured by gripping an edge portion of the inner panel surrounding the opening between the mount adjacent to the inboard surface and the portion of the main body adjacent to the outboard surface. | 05-06-2010 |
20100133877 | STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A structural member includes: a compression-side wall part disposed in a compressive stress field of a bend; a tension-side wall part disposed in a tensile stress field of the bend; and a coupling wall part that couples the compression-side wall part and the tension-side wall part. The neutral axis of the bend is disposed in the vicinity of the compression-side wall part. For example, the compression-side wall part is higher in material strength, and/or larger in sheet thickness, than the tension-side wall part. | 06-03-2010 |
20100148535 | DOOR STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a door structure for a vehicle. The door structure comprises an upper door hinge; a lower door hinge; a door main body having an upper hinge mounting portion at which the door main body is mounted with the upper door hinge and a lower hinge mounting portion at which the door main body is mounted with the lower door hinge; an outer impact bar disposed in the door main body and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; an inner impact bar disposed in the door main body and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a connecting bracket connecting the front end of the outer impact bar and the front end of the inner impact bar to the upper hinge mounting portion of the door main body. | 06-17-2010 |
20100207426 | STRUCTURE FOR SIDE PORTION OF VEHICLE BODY - Provided is a side part structure of a vehicle body capable of reliably dispersing a collision load applied from the side of a vehicle. A bulkhead ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100225145 | DEVICE FOR ABSORBING SIDE FORCES - A device for absorbing side forces during a side impact of a motor vehicle has a reinforcing structure ( | 09-09-2010 |
20100231002 | VEHICLE IMPACT DETECTION SYSTEM - A side sill beam having a shape of an arch concave outwards in a vehicle-width direction is placed in a side sill, and includes first and second ends welded to joining areas with front and rear floor cross members, respectively. A first impact detection element that detects an impact from the outside in the vehicle-width direction is disposed near the joining areas of the side sill and the front or rear floor cross member, and a second impact detection element that detects an impact from the outside in the vehicle-width direction is disposed offset from the first impact detection element in a vehicle front-rear direction as viewed in the vehicle-width direction. | 09-16-2010 |
20100259069 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF SIDE-IMPACT-RESISTANT RESIN-MADE SHOCK ABSORBING MEMBER - The present invention is a mounting structure of a resin-made shock absorbing member | 10-14-2010 |
20100270828 | VEHICLE FRAME WITH OFFSET LOAD PATH TO A HINGE PILLAR AND ROCKER - A vehicle frame sub-assembly including a hinge pillar assembly and A-pillar assembly. A high strength hinge pillar reinforcement and A-pillar reinforcement are provided to increase the support in roof crush tests. Collision impact loads are transferred through an upper load path, lower load path, upper intermediate load path, and lower intermediate load path. A back-up rail receives loads from the front rail. The back-up rail transfers loads to the rocker and through a back-up rail extension to the hinge pillar assembly. An upper intermediate load path transfers loads from the upper rail through a fork rail to the hinge pillar assembly. | 10-28-2010 |
20100295335 | DEFORMABLE CROSS-CAR BEAM SYSTEM FOR SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION - Systems and methods that facilitate vehicle passenger protection during side impact events and, more particularly, to systems and methods which increase the survival space between the vehicle side structure and a vehicle passenger located in the vehicle passenger compartment while maintaining reasonable vehicle structure deceleration levels. The systems and methods enable the seat structure assemblies to move inboard during side impact events by coupling the seat structure assemblies to a deformable cross bar or beam. The embodiments include a deformable cross-car beam that is deformable in one or more locations along its length using changes in geometry and/or changes in material to initiate controlled deformation under a cross-car load due to a side impact event. | 11-25-2010 |
20110031780 | Passenger Car with a Transverse Element that is Associated with a Vehicle Seat - A passenger car with a transverse element that is associated with a vehicle seat and that has a non-deformable center region and deformable outer regions, is supported on respective ends thereof on associated body regions in the transverse direction of the vehicle. The transverse element is supported on respective ends thereof on associated side skirts. The vehicle seat is arranged in a vehicle center and is movable along with the center region following a crash-induced length reduction of an outer region facing a side impact force which causes a length reduction of the outer region facing away from the side impact force. | 02-10-2011 |
20110031781 | BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A hinge reinforcement is provided at a hinge pillar at a specified position which corresponds to an upper door-hinge attachment portion. Attachment portions which extend toward a hinge pillar inner and are attached to this hinge pillar inner are provided at the hinge reinforcement which corresponds to the upper door-hinge attachment portion. A branch frame and a gusset member which transmit an impact load inputted from a front side frame extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction to the attachment portions via the hinge pillar inner are provided so as to extend from the front side frame. Accordingly, the impact load inputted to the vehicle body at the vehicle collision can be properly transmitted to the vehicle rear portion, so that the deformation of the vehicle compartment can be restrained surely. | 02-10-2011 |
20110057477 | LOAD TRANSMISSION BODY FOR VEHICLE - A load transmission body for a vehicle, which transmits an impact load to a floor of the vehicle body, includes: a pair of side walls fixed to the floor of the vehicle body and extending in a vehicle front-back direction; a front reinforcing wall having a closed cross-sectional structure, extending in a vehicle width direction, and reciprocally coupling with the pair of side walls; a rear reinforcing wall disposed at a vehicle rear side of the front reinforcing wall, having a closed cross-sectional structure, extending in the vehicle width direction, and reciprocally coupling with the pair of side walls; and a side reinforcing member provided at each of the side walls, having reinforcing beads extending in the vehicle front-back direction, and a front end portion and a rear end portion that are coupled to the front wall and the rear wall, respectively. | 03-10-2011 |
20110101733 | VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle sliding door structure includes an inner door panel, an outer door panel, a reinforcing bracket and a first bulkhead. The inner door panel has a vertically oriented reinforced section extending along an outboard facing surface thereof adjacent to a rearward side of an outer peripheral edge thereof. The reinforced section has a latch mechanism supporting part proximate a mid-region of the rearward side of the outer peripheral edge. The outer door panel is fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the inner door panel. The reinforcing bracket is fixedly attached to the outboard facing surface of the inner door panel along a region of the reinforced section that extends from below the latch mechanism supporting part to above the latch mechanism supporting part. The first bulkhead is fixedly attached to the reinforcing bracket and extends from the reinforcing bracket toward the outer door panel. | 05-05-2011 |
20110169302 | DOOR BLOCK ARRANGEMENT FOR ENERGY ABSORBING VEHICLE DOOR - An energy absorbing vehicle door having a door block strategically located within the door. The door block has an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is wider than the lower portion and is attached to the inner panel of the door. A door beam is provided between the inner panel of the door and the outer panel. A portion of the door beam is positioned between the inner panel and the lower portion of the door block. The door beam may be attached to the lower portion of the door block. The attachment surface of the lower portion of the door block may have a geometry that is the same as or is substantially the same as the geometry of the door beam. | 07-14-2011 |
20110204679 | DOOR SPACER BLOCK DESIGN FOR SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION - A strategically located door spacer block for transferring door beam bend/king away from the occupant seating position is provided. The door spacer block is positioned between the door inner panel and the door outer panel and is aligned with the door beam. The door spacer block of the disclosed invention is placed between door inner panel and the door outer panel with the intention of minimizing effect that the bend/kink in the door beam has on the occupant loading. The door spacer block engages the door beam and transfers the effective position of the kink of the door structure in a side impact away from the occupant seating position, thus freeing up crushable space in the occupant loading zone. The door spacer block of the disclosed invention eliminates or delays the loading of the beam surface to the pelvis bolster material, thus enabling additional free-crush space and allowing for a lower force transfer to the occupant. | 08-25-2011 |
20110227368 | ENERGY DISTRIBUTING SIDE STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE SIDE IMPACT OCCUPANT PROTECTION - An energy distributing side structure for a vehicle is disclosed. The side structure includes a B-pillar having a wide base and an internal reinforcing tube, a rocker having an internal bulkhead, a rear rocker, and at least one cross-member extending vehicle-inward from the rocker. The cross-member may extend to the vehicle tunnel and may be attached to a tunnel brace. One or more additional cross-members may be provided which also extend vehicle-inward from the rocker and define secondary load paths. By this arrangement loading is transferred to the floor and cross-members of the vehicle during a lateral impact event. | 09-22-2011 |
20110233962 | IMPACT ENERGY ABSORBING MEMBER - An energy absorbing member has a mounting portion with a reinforced proximal end, and is easy to produce. The energy absorbing member ( | 09-29-2011 |
20110254313 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Provided is a vehicle body structure which can improve collision performance. The sub-side member | 10-20-2011 |
20110266833 | VEHICLE BODY REINFORCING STRUCTURE - There is provided a vehicle body reinforcing structure capable of improving the structural durability of a side body against a load applied from the front and capable of connecting a front body and the side body more firmly to each other. In the vehicle body reinforcing structure including a side wall member | 11-03-2011 |
20110291442 | Door hooking arrangement for a motor vehicle - The invention relates to a door hooking arrangement for a motor vehicle for protecting against an impact on a vehicle door ( | 12-01-2011 |
20120146360 | Deformable Cross-Car Beam for Side Impact Protection - Systems and methods that facilitate vehicle passenger protection during side impact events and, more particularly, to systems and methods which increase the survival space between the vehicle side structure and a vehicle passenger located in the vehicle passenger compartment while maintaining reasonable vehicle structure deceleration levels. The systems and methods enable the seat structure assemblies to move inboard during side impact events by coupling the seat structure assemblies to a deformable cross bar or beam. The embodiments include a deformable cross-car beam that is deformable in one or more locations along its length using changes in geometry and/or changes in material to initiate controlled deformation under a cross-car load due to a side impact event. | 06-14-2012 |
20120292947 | VEHICLE COLLISION LOAD TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE - A vehicle collision load transmission structure of the present invention may include seat rods of right and left seats, and a load transmission body that is disposed on a vehicle floor so as to be positioned between the seat rods, in which a collision load applied from a vehicle lateral side can be received by the load transmission body via one of the seat rods and can be transmitted from the load transmission body to a vehicle side wall positioned opposite to an impact area via the other of the seat rods, wherein the load transmission body is composed of a base portion that is secured to the vehicle floor, and a load receiving portion that is disposed on the base portion and is constructed such that the seat rods can contact the same, and wherein the base portion is constructed so as to be deformed more easily than the vehicle floor when the collision load in the vehicle width direction is applied thereto. | 11-22-2012 |
20130026786 | BATTERY PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILE - A battery protection structure for an automobile includes a rocker placed in a side portion of a body, a floor panel whose outer end in a body width direction is secured to the rocker, a reinforcement located more inward in the body width direction than the rocker, and secured to the floor panel, the reinforcement forming a part of a frame of the body, a battery located more inward in the body width direction than the rocker, and placed below the floor panel in the body, and an input member that connects between the rocker and the reinforcement, and configured to input, upon input of a collision load directed inward in the body width direction to the rocker, a part of the collision load to a midsection of the floor panel between the rocker and the reinforcement as a component directed upward of the body. | 01-31-2013 |
20130043702 | VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED ENERGY RESERVOIR SUPPORT - A vehicle, or a vehicle with electrical or hybrid propulsion, including: an energy reservoir support situated under a floor of the vehicle, the energy reservoir support being fixed between lateral side rails of the vehicle; and a mechanism absorbing a lateral impact, which is mounted in a space situated under the floor of the vehicle between the external bodywork of the vehicle and an energy reservoir. | 02-21-2013 |
20130088044 | System for Absorbing and Distributing Side Impact Energy Utilizing an Integrated Battery Pack and Side Sill Assembly - An energy absorbing and distributing side impact system for use with a vehicle is provided, the system utilizing a collapsible side sill along with multiple vehicle cross-members to achieve the desired level of vehicle side impact resistance, the combination of these elements absorbing and distributing the impact load throughout the vehicle structure. A battery pack enclosure that includes a plurality of cross-members that transverse the battery pack enclosure also help to absorb and distribute at least a portion of the load received when either the first or second side of the vehicle receives a side impact. In this configuration the battery pack enclosure is positioned between the front and rear vehicle suspension assemblies and mounted between, and mechanically coupled to, the side sill assemblies. In addition to providing rigidity, strength and impact resistance, the battery pack cross-members segregate the batteries contained within the battery pack enclosure into battery groups. | 04-11-2013 |
20130088045 | System for Absorbing and Distributing Side Impact Energy Utilizing a Side Sill Assembly with a Collapsible Sill Insert - An energy absorbing and distributing side impact system for use with a vehicle is provided, the system utilizing a collapsible side sill assembly along with multiple vehicle cross-members to achieve the desired level of vehicle side impact resistance, the combination of these elements absorbing and distributing the impact load throughout the vehicle structure. The collapsible side sill assembly includes a side sill insert, the insert divided into a collapsible portion designed to absorb impact energy and a reacting portion designed to distribute the impact energy to the vehicle cross-members. | 04-11-2013 |
20130093211 | CAR BODY WITH A SHEAR ELEMENT ON ONE SIDE - A car body, for example, a front or rear frame is provided. The car body includes at least one crossmember and at least one pair of left and right braces that are arranged at least substantially symmetric to the crossmember. The car body also includes a shear element that is designed for absorbing shear forces during a collision and that is mounted on a brace of the pair, wherein no shear element is provided symmetrically thereto on the other brace of this pair. | 04-18-2013 |
20130187406 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body structure that constitutes a vehicle body, to keep a joint of members even when a large load acts on a joint section of the members, a patch member configured to deform at least any one of a locker or a pillar in a desired state when a load acts on a joint region of the locker and the pillar is disposed to the joint region. With the configuration, even when a large load acts on the joint region, the locker can be suppressed from being deformed in a section where welding portions that connects the locker and the pillar in the joint region are positioned, thereby the welding portions can be suppressed from being broken. | 07-25-2013 |
20130214559 | LATERAL IMPACT ENERGY TRANSFER RAIL - A lateral impact energy transfer rail for an automotive vehicle and a body structure incorporating the same. The transfer rail includes a cross member having a gusset mounted at each end. The gussets opposing end of each gusset is attached to a roof side rail of the vehicle. The gussets are secured to the cross member by a fastener and an additional connection. The additional connection is laterally offset from the fastener. | 08-22-2013 |
20130257098 | VEHICLE - There is provided a vehicle. The vehicle of a first aspect of the present invention includes a main frame constituted by a structure in which an outer member and an inner member are connected to each other. A reinforcing member (reinforcement pillar center outers) made of reinforced plastics is interposed between the outer member and the inner member. The vehicle of a second aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of members. One (a pillar center inner) of at least two members (for example, a pillar center inner and a panel side outer) connected to each other is made of reinforced plastics. | 10-03-2013 |
20130264840 | SIDE BODY STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A side body structure for a vehicle includes a side sill. The side sill includes a closed cross sectional shape which is formed by a side sill inner and a side sill outer, the side sill inner includes an upper inner member and a lower inner member which are separate members, a tensile strength of the upper inner member being higher than a tensile strength of the lower inner member, the side sill has. At a front portion of the side sill, a deforming portion which is to be deformed by a load applied in a longitudinal direction of the side sill is provided. The upper inner member and the lower inner member are connected together by a reinforcing member which is disposed close to the deforming portion and in the closed cross section. | 10-10-2013 |
20130270863 | Impact Protection Structures for Vehicles and Vehicles Incorporating the Same - Impact protection structures for vehicles are described. An impact protection structure includes a support structure of the vehicle, an interior rail coupled to the support structure, and an exterior rail coupled to the interior rail. The exterior rail has an inboard boundary wall positioned between an upper mounting region and a lower mounting region. The upper and the lower exterior mounting region of the exterior rail are coupled to an upper and a lower mounting region of the interior rail. At least a portion of the inboard boundary wall is spaced apart from an outboard wall of the interior rail such that when the exterior rail is impacted by a blunt-object barrier, the inboard boundary wall of the exterior rail deforms, thereby damping energy of the impact at the exterior rail and arresting crack propagation between the exterior rail and the interior rail. | 10-17-2013 |
20130270864 | Localized Energy Dissipation Structures For Vehicles - An impact protection structure for a vehicle impacting a blunt-object barrier includes a support structure of the vehicle, an energy absorbing rail coupled to the support structure, and a localized energy dissipation structure. The energy absorbing rail extends an energy absorbing rail length and includes a plurality of lumens. The localized energy dissipation structure extends a localized energy dissipation structure length less than the energy absorbing rail length. | 10-17-2013 |
20130328352 | STRUCTURE FOR SIDE PORTION OF VEHICLE - A structure for a side portion of a vehicle, the structure having a bulkhead provided within a closed cross-section of a center pillar. The bulkhead is disposed so as to be superposed on the lapping section of a lower door beam in the width direction of the vehicle and has a movement restriction section capable of supporting the lapping section. When the lower door beam is moved by a load inputted in the lower door beam from a side of the vehicle, the movement restriction section supports the lapping section of the lower door beam to restrict the movement of the lapping section in the vertical direction. | 12-12-2013 |
20140028053 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure is obtained that can ensure ease of ingress/egress in a structure in which an energy absorbing member is disposed at a vehicle width direction outer side with respect to a skeleton member that forms a lower edge of an opening for ingress/egress. A vehicle body structure ( | 01-30-2014 |
20140035322 | IMPACT ABSORBING BODY FOR A VEHICLE DOOR TRIM - An impact absorbing body for attachment to a door trim is capable of bearing a collision load from an exterior panel at the time of a side collision. The impact absorbing body has a top face portion with linear edge portions and sidewall portions extending from the linear edge portions toward the door trim to provide a hollow box. The impact absorbing body also includes base portions connected to edge portions of the sidewall portions. The base portions are open toward the door trim and are attached to the door trim. The impact absorbing body also includes slits between adjacent sidewall portions, and the sidewall portions have outwardly slanted portions. In addition, rib members extend from the top face portion toward the base portion, toward the inside of the hollow box, and connect the adjacent sidewall portions. | 02-06-2014 |
20140049070 | LOCALIZED ENERGY DISSIPATION STRUCTURES FOR VEHICLES - An impact protection structure for a vehicle impacting a blunt-object barrier includes a support structure of the vehicle, an energy absorbing rail coupled to the support structure, and a localized energy dissipation structure. The energy absorbing rail extends an energy absorbing rail length and includes a plurality of lumens. The localized energy dissipation structure extends a localized energy dissipation structure length less than the energy absorbing rail length. | 02-20-2014 |
20140062132 | Impact Beam - An impact beam for a motor vehicle body, in particular a side impact beam for a side door of a motor vehicle body, which impact beam consists of a first profile having a three-dimensional structure and a second component that spatially closes the first profile is provided. The two components have overlapping surfaces that are used for welding, wherein welding is carried out by electromagnetic or pulse welding. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062133 | Impact Beam - An impact beam for a motor vehicle body, and more particularly to a side impact beam for a side door of a motor vehicle body is provided. The impact beam has a first profiled section with a three-dimensional structure and a second component which spatially closes the first profiled section. The two components have overlapping surfaces used for welding, and the welding is carried out by way of impulse capacitor discharge welding. | 03-06-2014 |
20140125089 | SAFETY SILL FOR A STRUCTURAL FRAME BEARING A BATTER IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT - A safety sill for a vehicle body, which is characterized by at least two molded parts that are connected to one another in a form-closed manner and form a body member, wherein the first load-bearing molded part is a support element having an inside and an outside and the second load-bearing molded part is a sill element, the outside of the support element faces the sill element and either the support element or the sill element can be mounted to the body-in-white and the other load-bearing molded part can be mounted to the molded part mounted to the body-in-white, is provided. | 05-08-2014 |
20140145468 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body side structure, a first fragile portion that induces bending deformation toward the inside of a vehicle cabin when a load is input from the front and a second fragile portion that induces bending deformation toward an area outside the vehicle cabin when a load is input from the front are formed in an inclined region of a front pillar extending diagonally rearward and upward from a front end portion of the front pillar toward a roof side rail. The first fragile portion is positioned in front of the second fragile portion. | 05-29-2014 |
20140175832 | VEHICLE WITH A SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM - A vehicle having a sliding door arranged behind a body pillar, a frame around the door opening closeable by the sliding door, a rail system provided in the region of the sliding door connected fixedly to the vehicle and having upper and lower guide rails, sliding carriages provided on the sliding door. At least one of the sliding carriages or supporting arms is provided with a stip. In the event of a side impact, in which the outer vehicle wall is deformed in the direction of the vehicle interior, an abutment connected to the vehicle wall comes to bear against the stop of the sliding carriage or of the supporting arm, and the position of the sliding door is thereby blocked. | 06-26-2014 |
20140232138 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE PORTION STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body side portion structure, a center pillar includes an upper pillar section joined to a roof side rail and a lower pillar section joined to a side sill, the upper pillar section including a metallic pipe having a high-strength steel plate, has a substantially constant cross-sectional shape, and is convexly curved outwardly in a vehicle width direction, the lower pillar section is formed by two pressed components including a steel plate having lower strength than the steel plate of the hollow metallic pipe of the upper pillar section and are joined to each other into a closed cross-sectional shape, and the upper pillar section is joined to the two pressed components such that the lower edge part of the upper pillar section is inserted within a section configured by the two pressed components of the lower pillar section and having the closed cross-sectional shape. | 08-21-2014 |
20140292031 | VEHICLE SIDE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle side body structure includes a sill, an A-pillar and a reinforcement member. The sill defines an internal sill space and the A-pillar defines an internal A-pillar space. The A-pillar is rigidly connected to the sill with the internal sill space and the internal A-pillar space being connected. The reinforcement member is located within the internal sill space and the internal A-pillar space. The reinforcement member has a forward end fixedly attached to the sill at a front attachment point and a rearward end fixedly attached to the A-pillar at a rear attachment point that is laterally offset from the front attachment point. The reinforcement member includes a main bracing part that extends diagonally between the front and rear attachment points within both the internal sill space and the internal A-pillar space with respect to a vehicle longitudinal direction. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300138 | Motor Vehicle Body Having a Rear Floor and a Cross-Member - A motor vehicle body includes a body center section. The body center section has a rear floor and a cross member connected thereto, which are made of fiber-reinforced plastic material. The cross member preferably extends between a left lateral longitudinal beam and a right lateral longitudinal beam. The motor vehicle body can be self-supporting. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300139 | VEHICLE UPPER-BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle upper-body structure having a pillar reinforcement member which connects an upper portion of a pillar member and a roof reinforcement member to be reinforced, includes at least one latch portion (hook-shaped member) which is latched to the roof reinforcement member when the pillar reinforcement member is deformed by an external load, and the latch portion is provided to pass through the roof reinforcement member as a portion of the pillar reinforcement member. According to the vehicle upper-body structure, when the pillar reinforcement member is deformed by the external load, since the latch portion is latched to the roof reinforcement member, load transmission efficiency from the pillar reinforcement member to the roof reinforcement member can be improved. Moreover, compared to a case where joining is performed at one point, the number of components is not increased. | 10-09-2014 |
20140306486 | DOOR OPENING PREVENTING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - A door opening preventing apparatus for a vehicle includes an outer door handle mounted on an outer surface of a door panel, a door opening lever mounted on an interior of the door panel to angularly rotate and interlocking with the outer door handle when the outer door handle is opened, and a latch cable connected to the door opening lever, wherein a separate balance weight is disposed at an upper end of the door opening lever to contact the door opening lever, and the door opening lever is pushed by the balance weight outward due to a forward inertial force during a side collision of a vehicle, and only the balance weight is angularly rotated inward by a reverse inertial force. | 10-16-2014 |
20140319874 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes a floor fabricated of resin, a pillar fabricated of resin, and a connecting member. The floor is disposed at a vehicle body lower side. The pillar is disposed so as to extend in a vehicle body up-and-down direction at a vehicle width direction outer side of the floor. The connecting member connects the pillar with the floor, and is constituted of a material with higher ductility than the pillar and the floor. Thus, a withstand load strength of a joining portion between the pillar and the floor is assured. | 10-30-2014 |
20140333093 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - A vehicle body side structure, which enables the rigidity of a bottom section to be ensured through the reinforcement of a bottom section of a pillar. The vehicle body side structure has a closed cross section, which continues over a side sill and the front pillar, separated into a plurality of sections by a bulkhead. The bulkhead includes a rear end flange that joins to a sill top wall, a front end flange that joins to a pillar outer front wall, and a partition wall. The partition wall is formed into a cross-sectional U shape together with a sill outer side wall and a sill outer bottom wall, forming a third U-shaped cross section that leads to the pillar outer front wall. The third U-shaped cross section forms, together with an inner side sill, a closed cross section extension section that leads to the pillar outer front wall. | 11-13-2014 |
20140346811 | CARBON FIBER PREPREG-WRAPPED BEAM STRUCTURES - A beam sub-assembly for a vehicle includes a beam member and at least one carbon-fiber prepreg bonded to a first portion of an exterior surface of the beam member so as to cover an entire length of the beam member along the first portion. | 11-27-2014 |
20140346812 | DEFORMATION ELEMENT - The deformation element has a profile part and may be of U-shaped profile with legs in cross section or may be of single-shear configuration. The deformation element has at least one side wall formed in the manner of an accordion with z-shaped deformation folds. The predefined deformation folds are provided in a direction transverse to an acting force and are arranged opposed to one another. | 11-27-2014 |
20140346813 | Impact Protection Structures for Vehicles and Vehicles Incorporating the Same - Impact protection structures for vehicles are described. An impact protection structure includes a support structure of the vehicle, an interior rail coupled to the support structure, and an exterior rail coupled to the interior rail. The exterior rail has an inboard boundary wall positioned between an upper mounting region and a lower mounting region. The upper and the lower exterior mounting region of the exterior rail are coupled to an upper and a lower mounting region of the interior rail. At least a portion of the inboard boundary wall is spaced apart from an outboard wall of the interior rail such that when the exterior rail is impacted by a blunt-object barrier, the inboard boundary wall of the exterior rail deforms, thereby damping energy of the impact at the exterior rail and arresting crack propagation between the exterior rail and the interior rail. | 11-27-2014 |
20140354009 | VEHICLE FRAME STRUCTURE - A frame body ( | 12-04-2014 |
20150021954 | VEHICLE SIDE SECTION STRUCTURE - A bulkhead includes three flange portions. A first flange portion of the bulkhead is sandwiched between an upper flange portion of a rocker inner panel and an upper flange portion of a rocker outer panel, so as to be fixed to the rocker inner panel and the rocker outer panel. A third flange portion of the bulkhead extends from the first flange portion to bring at least a part of the third flange portion in contact with an inner surface of the rocker inner panel or an inner surface of the rocker outer panel, and is fixed to the contacted inner surface. | 01-22-2015 |
20150042125 | VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body includes a bottom sillboard, the inner and outer profile parts of which are joined together, as viewed in the vehicle transverse direction, at upper and lower flange connections, to which bottom sillboard a pillar base of a body pillar element is attached, which, in the event of a side collision is supported with a first support profile against the upper flange connection of the bottom sillboard, and with a second support profile against a sillboard outer wall between the two flange connections. According to the invention, a force transmission element is provided in the hollow space of the bottom sillboard. In the event of a side collision, the force transmission element provides an additional force path between the second support profile and a sillboard inner wall. | 02-12-2015 |
20150042126 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes: a main frame having a plurality of members; and a reinforcing member that is made of a reinforced resin and that is disposed at a junction where three members out of the plurality of members intersect a point from three directions, or at a junction where one or two members intersect a point from any of three directions. | 02-12-2015 |
20150054310 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure that can enhance the performance of absorbing an impact from a lateral face of a vehicle, equipped with a roof side rail that is arranged at a lateral position on an upper side of a vehicle and extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a center pillar that extends in a vertical direction of the vehicle and has an upper end portion that is joined to a non-end position of the roof side rail in an extension direction. A deformation guide portion that provides guidance such that the roof side rail is deformed along a direction of a virtual axis that extends in a direction inclined with respect to a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the roof side rail in a lateral view when a load is input from a lateral portion of the vehicle is formed on the roof side rail. | 02-26-2015 |
20150061323 | VEHICLE BODY - In a floor cross member configured by a web surface ( | 03-05-2015 |
20150076864 | Door Intrusion Resistance Apparatus for a Vehicle - A vehicle body and a door intrusion resistance apparatus for a vehicle with a door that includes a protrusion and a rocker defining a receptacle that receives the protrusion when the door is closed. The door is inhibited from moving above the rocker by the protrusion being received in the receptacle that holds the door against the rocker in a side impact collision. | 03-19-2015 |
20150097395 | BOWTIE SHAPED ROOF BOW - A roof bow for a vehicle is provided that has a “bow-tie” shape including a central portion flanked by two triangular portions. The triangular portions are joined to right and left roof brackets that are, in turn, joined to right and left roof rails. The bow-tie roof bow may be assembled from extruded tubular parts. The bow-tie roof bow may be assembled in a clamshell structure including an upper shell and a lower shell that are joined together by welding. The roof bow may be formed in one piece as a sheet metal stamping having side portions that are wider than the central portion. | 04-09-2015 |
20150108788 | STRUCTURE AGAINST SIDE IMPACT - A structure against a side impact has a side wall of a vehicle body, the side wall including a pillar within which a reinforcement is provided, a seatback frame, and a load receiving member disposed on the seatback frame to contact with the side wall of the vehicle body and to receive an impact load when the side wall of the vehicle body is moved toward a vehicle cabin by a side impact. A high-strength area reinforced by the reinforcement to have high strength is formed in the side wall of the vehicle body. An upper area reinforced by the reinforcement to have strength lower than the strength of the high-strength area is formed beneath the high-strength area. A lower area that is not reinforced by the reinforcement is formed beneath the upper area. | 04-23-2015 |
20150115654 | VEHICLE FRAME STRUCTURE - A frame body ( | 04-30-2015 |
20150115655 | SUSPENSION TOWER STRUCTURE - A suspension tower structure comprising a suspension tower main body provided at an outer side in a vehicle transverse direction of a vehicle front portion, a front side upper arm mounting portion that is a portion of the suspension tower main body, and to which is mounted a front side end portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction of an upper arm that structures a portion of a suspension; a rear side upper arm mounting portion that is a portion of the suspension tower main body, and to which is mounted a rear side end portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the upper arm; and a reinforcing portion that overlaps at least one of the front side or the rear side upper arm mounting portion as seen in a vehicle front view, and that is provided between the front side and the rear side upper arm mounting portions. | 04-30-2015 |
20150115656 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A motor vehicle body is disclosed which includes a structural element, a B-pillar fastened thereto, and a device for dissipating energy during a side impact event. The dissipation device include at least one torsion segment capable of plastic torsion caused by the rotation of the lower end of the B-pillar. | 04-30-2015 |
20150123427 | Door Intrusion Resistance Apparatus for a Vehicle - A door intrusion apparatus for a vehicle having a door and a rocker with a vertically extending wall defining a catcher opening. The apparatus includes a projection horizontally extending from the door and a projection trap attached to the vertically extending wall inside the rocker and below the catcher opening. In a side impact collision, the projection trap engages the projection thereby minimizing the door from intruding into a vehicle cabin. | 05-07-2015 |
20150291218 | PILLAR STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE SIDE PORTION STRUCTURE - There is provided a pillar structure comprising: an outer panel that extends in a vehicle up and down direction and that is equipped with a pair of outer flange portions that extend in a vehicle front and rear direction, and outer longitudinal wall portions that extend outward in a vehicle width direction from the pair of outer flange portions; an inner panel that is disposed on a vehicle width direction inside of the outer panel and extends in the vehicle up and down direction along the outer panel and that is equipped with a pair of inner flange portions joined to the pair of outer flange portions, and inner longitudinal wall portions that extend outward in the vehicle width direction from the inner flange portions; and longitudinal wall joint portions formed by joining the outer longitudinal wall portions and the inner longitudinal wall portions to one another. | 10-15-2015 |
20150298637 | INTERIOR SIDE WALL STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE - Provided is an interior side wall structure for a vehicle in which a cylindrical shape of a shock-absorbing member can be crushed and deformed in an axial direction in an orderly manner upon vehicle side collision. When a collision load (F) is input to a shock-absorbing member ( | 10-22-2015 |
20150314808 | INTEGRATED LATERAL LOAD-TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM - According to one aspect of the present invention, a load-transmittal system for a vehicle includes a cross member of a vehicle frame extending substantially perpendicular to a vehicle door. A pusher is disposed within a cavity defined between inner and outer sheet metal panels of the vehicle door, wherein the pusher is disposed distal from the cross member to define an idle state. A container receptacle is disposed between the pusher and the cross member, wherein the container receptacle defines a transmittal zone of the vehicle door. When the vehicle door experiences a side-impact load, the side-impact load moves the pusher through the transmittal zone and into at least partial engagement with the cross member to define a collapsed position of the pusher. In this manner, the side-impact load is transferred through the pusher to the cross member. | 11-05-2015 |
20150352929 | VEHICLE DOOR REINFORCEMENT INSERT - In one embodiment, a reinforcement insert for a door of a vehicle is provided. The insert includes a door beam for attachment to a door assembly such that the door beam spans a width of the door assembly. The insert also includes a transverse support beam coupled to the door beam that extends substantially parallel to the door beam. The insert further includes a plurality of front support beams coupled to the door beam and transverse support beam that are configured to transfer a frontal impact force into the door beam and transverse support beam. The insert also includes a plurality of rear support beams coupled to the door beam and transverse support beam that are configured to transfer the frontal impact force away from the door beam and transverse support beam. | 12-10-2015 |
20150375794 | Gap Joint for Closed Section Load Transfer - A hydro-formed body side rail is assembled by a bracket to a front header. The front header is an extruded cross-car structural support that is joined to the body side rail by a framed joint. A gap is defined between the body side outer panel and the hydro-formed side rail relative to a lateral end of a front header. Side impact test loads are applied initially to the body side rail and compress the bracket. Compression of the bracket closes the gap and the impact loads are applied to the cross-car structural support. | 12-31-2015 |
20160023683 | SIDE VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A ridgeline portion is provided at a pillar inner panel such that the ridgeline portion extends substantially vertically from a side sill (a roof side rail), and a load-transmission restraint portion is provided between the ridgeline portion and a welding portion of a pillar end portion where the pillar inner panel is welded to a pillar outer panel or a pillar reinforcement, and the side sill (the roof side rail), the load-transmission restraint portion being configured to have a longitudinal width which is wider than that of a central portion, in the vertical direction, of a center pillar and be substantially flat. | 01-28-2016 |
20160075219 | INTEGRATED LATERAL LOAD-TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM - According to one aspect of the present invention, a load-transmittal system for a vehicle includes a cross member of a vehicle frame extending substantially perpendicular to a vehicle door. A pusher is disposed within a cavity defined between inner and outer sheet metal panels of the vehicle door, wherein the pusher is disposed distal from the cross member to define an idle state. A container receptacle is disposed between the pusher and the cross member, wherein the container receptacle defines a transmittal zone of the vehicle door. When the vehicle door experiences a side-impact load, the side-impact load moves the pusher through the transmittal zone and into at least partial engagement with the cross member to define a collapsed position of the pusher. In this manner, the side-impact load is transferred through the pusher to the cross member. | 03-17-2016 |
20160075380 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - A vehicle body side structure includes a pair of left and right pillars, a center bulk, and gussets. The pair of pillars extend in an up-down direction in side parts of a vehicle body. The center bulk is disposed behind a seat of a vehicle and extends between the pillars in a vehicle width direction. The gussets are connected to the pillars and the center bulk. The gussets each include a first connecting portion connected to a corresponding one of the pillars, a second connecting portion connected to the center bulk, a retractor attachment portion provided below the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion and serving as a component attachment portion where a vehicle body component is attached, and a fragile portion provided between the second connecting portion and the retractor attachment portion. | 03-17-2016 |
20160083017 | VEHICLE LOWER PART STRUCTURE - An outer energy absorbing member and an inner energy absorbing member are mounted on a lower surface side of a vehicle bottom part. The outer energy absorbing member and the inner energy absorbing member are arranged adjacent and in parallel to each other in a vehicle width direction. A recessed engagement part is formed in a side end part of the outer energy absorbing member on an inner side in the vehicle width direction, and a projecting engagement part is formed in a side end part of the inner energy absorbing member on an outer side in the vehicle width direction. The recessed engagement part and the projecting engagement part are engaged with each other at a time of side impact. | 03-24-2016 |
20160101670 | VEHICLE WITH A SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM - A vehicle having a sliding door arranged behind a body pillar, a frame around the door opening closeable by the sliding door, a rail system provided in the region of the sliding door connected fixedly to the vehicle and having upper and lower guide rails, sliding carriages provided on the sliding door connected to the sliding door via a respective supporting arm and guided displaceably on the guide rails, and side impact protection in the region of the sliding door. At least one of the sliding carriages or supporting arms is provided with a stop. In the event of a side impact, in which the outer vehicle wall is deformed in the direction of the vehicle interior, an abutment connected to the vehicle wall comes to bear against the stop of the sliding carriage or of the supporting arm, and the position of the sliding door is thereby blocked. | 04-14-2016 |
20160101815 | Vehicle Structures and Methods Of Assembling The Same - Vehicle structures and methods of assembling the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of assembling a unibody structure of a vehicle includes assembling a door surround ring comprising a forward pillar portion, a roof rail portion, a rearward pillar portion, and a rocker portion. The method also includes, subsequent to assembling the door surround ring, installing the door surround ring into a vehicle side outer panel, coupling the door surround ring to the vehicle side outer panel. The method further includes, subsequent to installing the door surround ring into the vehicle side outer panel, coupling the door surround ring and the vehicle side outer panel to a vehicle interior structural member. | 04-14-2016 |
20160107698 | VEHICLE UPPER STRUCTURE - A vehicle upper structure includes a roof side rail, a first roof R/F, and a gusset. The roof side rail extends in a vehicle front-rear direction. The first roof R/F has a first bulging portion and a first flange portion, and extends farther toward an inside of a vehicle cabin in a vehicle width direction than the roof side rail. The gusset is arranged extending between the roof side rail and an end portion of the first roof R/F in the vehicle width direction, and has a second bulging portion and a second flange portion on an inner end portion on the inside in the vehicle width direction. | 04-21-2016 |
20160137038 | VEHICLE SIDE DOOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a side door for a vehicle, includes: a structure comprising a shell comprising a shell support beam positioned across a main body portion of the shell, wherein the shell support beam comprises substantially unidirectional fiber strip sections; wherein the shell comprise a inner shell and a outer shell; and wherein the side door has a score of at least 4 points in a side impact test conducted according to European New Car Assessment Protocol (Euro NCAP) Side Impact Testing Protocol Version 5.2 (November 2011), | 05-19-2016 |
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