Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
296203030 | Side | 34 |
20080238151 | PILLAR CONSTRUCTION FOR VEHICLE - An upper member of a pillar has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and includes first side walls extending substantially in a transverse direction of the vehicle at least at a lower portion. The upper member includes a connecting plate at a lower end while keeping the U-shaped cross section. A lower member includes a mounting plate opposed to the connecting plate at a lower portion being lower than an upper end, and the lower member includes second side walls extending substantially in the transverse direction at both end portions of the mounting plate in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The connecting plate and the mounting plate are welded to each other in a state that the connecting plate and the mounting plate are in abutment with each other, and the first side walls and the second side walls or the first and second side walls and wall members attached to the first and second side walls, are joined to each other, and the upper member and the lower member are integrally fixed to each other. | 10-02-2008 |
20090146462 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes at least one side sill and at least one outrigger, the at least one side sill being connected to the at least one outrigger, wherein the at least one side sill is made of an extruded material and has a front end portion protruding vehicle frontward from a connecting portion between the at least one side sill and the at least one outrigger. In the vehicle body structure, the front end of the side sill is disposed frontward from a front end of a side sill in a conventional vehicle body structure and the front end of the side sill is formed to be a part for receiving a front wheel. | 06-11-2009 |
20100038930 | VEHICLE REINFORCING STRUCTURE - A reinforcement member | 02-18-2010 |
20100052367 | FORMED ARTICLE FOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A formed article ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100123337 | VEHICULAR SIDE BODY STRUCTURE - Outer side sill member includes an upper wall section slanting upward in a horizontal, outer-to-inner direction, and a lower wall section slanting downward in the horizontal, outer-to-inner direction. At least one of upper and lower wall sections of the outer side sill member has a channel-shaped bead extending along the side sill, so that the side sill has a polygonal closed sectional shape extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The bead has a bottom portion having a width greater than a vertical dimension in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the bottom portion. Each of bulkheads, partitioning the interior of the side sill, is fixedly joined to the outer side sill member with its recessed edge portion substantially fittingly engaging with the bottom portion of the depressed wall portion of the outer side sill member. | 05-20-2010 |
20100187865 | FRAME SIDE COMPONENT OF BODYWORK OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a frame side component of bodywork of a motor vehicle, preferably a car, where, respectively, a metal outer frame manufactured as a single piece and a metal inner frame manufactured as a single piece, where these respectively have at least one aperture delimited by a roof arch segment, a body-floor longitudinal-member segment and a central-column segment, are securely connected to one another, and the cavities produced between metal outer frame and metal inner frame via the connection are reinforced by reinforcement structures composed of moulded-on plastic and the reinforcement structures enter into a secure metal-plastic connection with the two frames. | 07-29-2010 |
20100207428 | SIDE VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A second closed cross section which projects toward the outside from a third lower flange of a side sill outer and a lower end portion is provided. Lower cross sections of the third lower flange and the lower end portion contact a second upper wall portion. The second closed cross section and a third closed cross section are formed by a side sill reinforcement of a frame member of a vehicle body. Thereby, a split line can be made be recognized as on body with the second closed cross section, so that both increasing the vehicle-body rigidity and improving the exterior appearance can be achieved. | 08-19-2010 |
20100259072 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body side structure, a tailor welded blank is used for forming an outer panel assembly consisting of a frame structure, and a center pillar assembly is connected vertically between a roof side rail and a side sill outer of the outer panel assembly. The center pillar assembly is made of a material having a higher mechanical strength than most of the outer panel assembly. Thereby, the stamp forming process can be simplified, and a required mechanical strength can be ensured in a favorable manner. In particular, the center pillar assembly may include a center pillar outer made of material having a higher mechanical strength than at least a part of the outer panel assembly, the center pillar outer being attached to an outboard side of the side sill outer at a lower end thereof and to an inboard side of the roof side rail at an upper end thereof. | 10-14-2010 |
20100314911 | Vehicle Roof Reinforcement Feature - A vehicle body structure comprises body side panels each comprising a roof mounting surface, a roof panel having opposing sides, and a brazed joint attaching the roof panel to the body side panels along a line of contact. The roof panel comprises a raised bead portion on each side of a central portion, character lines having sloped surfaces extending downward from each raised bead portion to the central portion, and a side mounting flange at each side of the roof panel that curls under the raised bead portions. Each side mounting flange has a line of contact with a corresponding roof mounting surface. | 12-16-2010 |
20100327630 | SIDE STRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE - A side structure of a vehicle is provided with a side part outer frame. The side part outer frame includes, but is not limited to a front pillar and a center pillar with mounting connections for door hinges. The side part outer frame includes, but is not limited to the outer structure starting from a windshield to including a rear fender region and is a one-piece and stable construction and has a greater material thickness than a side part outer skin of a conventional side structure. One of the two pillars or both pillars comprise a reinforcement structure that is fixed within the side part outer frame. | 12-30-2010 |
20110127802 | CENTER PILLAR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A center pillar assembly for a vehicle may include a center pillar panel which is not connected to a side reinforcing panel at one end thereof, and a center pillar reinforcing member connecting the other one end of the center pillar panel with the side reinforcing panel for reinforcing the center pillar panel. | 06-02-2011 |
20110233970 | VEHICLE SIDE BODY STRUCTURE - A center pillar section formed of a high-tensile steel plate is fixed to a side panel frame section including a roof rail section formed of an ordinary-tensile steel plate. A reinforcing member formed of a high-tensile steel plate is provided inside the roof rail section, and the center pillar section is fixed at its upper end portion to the outer surface of the reinforcing member and at its lower end portion to the side sill section. A door beam provided within a front door overlaps the center pillar section and lower portion of a front pillar section. Front and rear end portions of the door beam are opposed to respective increased-width portions of the front pillar section and center pillar section. | 09-29-2011 |
20120074735 | CRASH PROTECTION ELEMENT, ITS USE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A crash protection element, its manufacture and its use are disclosed. The crash protection element is formed by a hollow body element with or from a fiber composite. The hollow body element has in its interior one or more stabilizing and/or compression elements, which are attached on the interior sides of respective front and rear wall elements of the hollow body element in or against a suspected impact direction. The one or more stabilizing/compression elements are constructed either in form of a hollow body or in form of a multi-undulated intermediate wall element. | 03-29-2012 |
20120104804 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a vehicle body structure that can improve the absorption performance of a load applied to a vehicle is provided. When a load is applied, the sub-side member retreats as a link member turns. Additionally, the retreat of the sub-side member is suppressed when the link member reaches a termination position of the turning. As the link member turns, the sub-side member can reliably retreat to a target position. The link member can turn to retreat the sub-side member, and simultaneously apply a reaction force against the load. Additionally, the sub-side member can generate a large reaction force against the load after having retreated to the target position. Through the above, the sub-side member can move reliably while generating a reaction force to attenuate the load until the member retreats to the target position, and can generate a large reaction force after the member has retreated to the target position. | 05-03-2012 |
20120153680 | VEHICLE PILLAR WITH OPENING HAVING ANGLED FLANGE - A panel incorporated into a pillar of a vehicle body includes a base portion defining an opening, and a flange extending from an edge of the opening such that a portion of the flange forms an acute angle with the base portion. | 06-21-2012 |
20120161477 | Utility Vehicle - A utility vehicle includes a seat mounted to a vehicle body frame to seat a passenger thereon; a side member positioned outward in a vehicle width direction relative to the seat and forming a part of the vehicle body frame; an access opening defined by the side member, the seat being accessible by the passenger through the access opening; a door rotatably mounted to the side member to open and close a part of the access opening; and a protective cover provided between the door and the side member and coupled to the door and to the side member; the protective cover being rotatable with respect to the side member along with the door and closing at least a part of a portion of the access opening, which portion is above the door, in a state where the door is closed. | 06-28-2012 |
20120319431 | B-PILLAR FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a B-pillar for a vehicle including a main section ( | 12-20-2012 |
20120319432 | A-PILLAR FOR A VEHICLE - An A-pillar for a vehicle includes a first part ( | 12-20-2012 |
20130009424 | REINFORCING ELEMENT FOR A VEHICLE STRUCTURE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A SILL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A reinforcing element has a dual-chamber profile produced by a rolling method to define an outer profile part supported with respect to an inner profile part. The two profile parts have a common wall as a straight web to which legs, offset in the same vertical plane, of the outer and inner profile parts adjoin. Reinforcing tubes are provided transversely with respect to the profile parts of the reinforcing element and are connected firmly to the profile parts. The reinforcing tubes preferably are directed toward seat crossmembers of the vehicle floor to improve side crash behavior. | 01-10-2013 |
20130020836 | COUPLING STRUCTURE BETWEEN FRONT PILLAR AND SIDE SILL OF AUTOMOBILE - Provided is a coupling structure between a front pillar and a side sill of an automobile, which improves the steering stability of the automobile and realizes a high productivity. A reinforcing member | 01-24-2013 |
20130069395 | Roof Structure for a Vehicle With No Center Pillar - A vehicle roof system enabling elimination of the B-pillar is disclosed. A particular aspect of the invention is to transfer vertical roof loads onto an enhanced rear structure of the vehicle. An additional aspect of the invention is to employ a rear upper cap reinforcement to directly assume roof crush loads applied at front of the vehicle during testing. A specific load transfer mechanism is disclosed. Vertical roof crush force applied near the front of the vehicle is transferred into both a torsional load upon a rear header of the vehicle, and a bending moment upon the C-pillar of the vehicle. | 03-21-2013 |
20130175828 | FRAME FOR A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - A roof frame assembly for a recreational comprises a rail extending along an axis. The rail is configured to support a roof of the recreational vehicle on a wall frame of the recreational vehicle. A plurality of beams extend transversely to the rail and are spaced from each other along the axis. The beams are configured to support the roof of the recreational vehicle. A plurality of mounting blocks are spaced from each other along the axis with the mounting blocks disposed between and engaged to the rail and the beams. The mounting blocks support the beams on the rail and are formed of a polymeric material. Each mounting block includes a rail attachment configured to engage the rail and a beam attachment configured to engage one of the beams. | 07-11-2013 |
20130193718 | BRACE FOR THE OUTER SKIN REINFORCEMENT FOR A SHEET METAL OUTER SKIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is an outer skin reinforcement for an outer skin of a motor vehicle, wherein the outer skin reinforcement is formed of a brace, which extends parallel to the outer skin and is connected on connecting points in the vehicle in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein the brace is connected to the outer skin via an adhesive layer. | 08-01-2013 |
20130278023 | SIDE STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE BODY - A side structure for a vehicle body, the side structure having: a side rail and a pillar that are provided at sides of door openings; and trim members that are provided to the side rail and the pillar. In the side structure, a pillar inner member is provided to the side rail while the upper end of the pillar inner member overlaps a joint of the side rail, and this forms intersections at which rail flanges and pillar flanges cross. At the intersections, stepped sections are formed at the pillar flanges, and in the rail flanges, recesses are formed at portions corresponding to the stepped sections. | 10-24-2013 |
20140054929 | 2-DOOR/3-DOOR TYPE VEHICLE HAVING REINFORCEMENT MEMBER AGAINST SIDE IMPACT - A 2-door or 3-door type vehicle having enhanced resistance against a side impact may comprise a reinforcement member that is configured to be inclinedly mounted at a side of the 2-door or 3-door type vehicle which is not equipped with a rear door for affixing the reinforcement member. The reinforcement member may be affixed to a center pillar and a side sill at respective opposite ends thereof. The reinforcement member may be affixed to a bulkhead which connects a side sill outer reinforce and a side sill inner reinforce of the side sill. | 02-27-2014 |
20140159433 | VEHICLE BODY LATERAL STRUCTURE - A vehicle body lateral section contains an upper stiffener, which extends upward from a rear wheel housing and overlaps a bottom end of a pillar inner. The upper stiffener is provided with an extension that continues to the pillar inner. The vehicle body lateral section has: a first closed-cross-section section formed from the rear wheel housing and the upper stiffener; and a second closed-cross-section section formed from the pillar inner and a pillar stiffener. | 06-12-2014 |
20140175839 | UPPER VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A pair of right-and-left roof rails, a roof panel provided between the roof rails, a roof reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction below the roof panel, a center pillar, and a gusset joined to an end portion, in the vehicle width direction, of the roof reinforcement are provided. Further, a node-shaped plate member is provided inside the roof rail at a position which overlaps the roof reinforcement longitudinally and vertically. Accordingly, buckling of a portion of the roof reinforcement which is located in the vicinity of a roof side can be restrained. | 06-26-2014 |
20140306490 | 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 is located within both the internal sill space and the internal A-pillar space and has a forward section fixedly attached to the A-pillar at a front attachment point along the forward connection area of the A-pillar, a rearward section fixedly attached to the sill at a rear attachment point along the lower attachment area, and a main bracing part extending diagonally from the forward section to the rearward section. | 10-16-2014 |
20140327273 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE SECTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle body side section structure provided with a bracket that is disposed on a connection section between a roof side rail and a center pillar. The bracket includes a rail side member that is joined to the roof side rail and forms a rail closed section in the gap with the roof side rail, a pillar side member that is joined to the center pillar and forms a pillar closed section in the gap with the center pillar, and a linking member that links the rail side member and the pillar side member on the forward side of a forward end wall section. | 11-06-2014 |
20140346816 | VEHICLE FRAME RAIL AND PILLAR CONNECTION - A vehicle frame includes an outside rail section having an upper flange, a lower flange, and an inward facing cavity between the upper and lower flanges. An inside rail section is coupled along the upper and lower flanges of the outside rail section and has an outward facing cavity that aligns with the inward facing cavity to enclose an interior volume. A pair of hydroform tubes extending vertically through apertures at spaced longitudinal locations in the upper flange and engage a bottom surface of the inward cavity to define a pillar for supporting a vehicle roof. | 11-27-2014 |
20150021956 | EXTRUDED FENDER ATTACHMENT BRACKET - A mounting bracket mounts a distal end of a body panel to an adjacent distal end of a structural frame member of a motor vehicle. The mounting bracket comprises a single piece extruded fender attachment bracket having a first horizontally projecting ear attached to a first surface of the distal end of the structural frame member, a second horizontally projecting ear attached to the distal end of the body panel, and a depending projecting ear extending perpendicularly to and adjacent the first horizontally projecting ear, the depending projecting ear being attached to a second surface of the distal end of the structural frame member. The mounting bracket rigidly attaches the distal end of the body panel to the structural frame member. | 01-22-2015 |
20170233007 | INTEGRAL TYPE HOT-STAMPING VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE APPLYING THE SAME | 08-17-2017 |
20220135140 | BODY STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A body structure for a vehicle includes an A-pillar and a side sill, wherein the A-pillar includes a vertical front pillar; a front roof pillar extending from an upper end of the vertical front pillar toward an upper rear side thereof; a first reinforcing plate provided in the vertical front pillar and extending in the same direction with the vertical front pillar; and a second reinforcing plate provided in the front roof pillar extending in the same direction with the front roof pillar. The side sill is connected to a lower end of the vertical front pillar and extending along a horizontal direction. The first reinforcing plate is formed to cover a front door hinge mounting portion in the A-pillar and a connection portion of the vertical front pillar and the side sill. An uncoupled portion is formed between the second reinforcing plate and the first reinforcing plate. | 05-05-2022 |
20220135149 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - A vehicle body side structure is provided. A vehicle body side structure includes a front fender, a side sill garnish, and an aerodynamic duct. The front fender has a fender recess portion below a first wheel arch portion. The side sill garnish has a second wheel arch portion that faces the fender recess portion at the outer side in the vehicle width direction at interval and faces a rear end of the first wheel arch portion. The aerodynamic duct is interposed between the second wheel arch portion and the fender recess portion. The width of the second wheel arch portion gradually decreases in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body as it extends upward from the front end portion of the side sill garnish to an upper edge. | 05-05-2022 |