公开(公告)号：US20160016260A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-21

申请号：US14866810

申请日：2015-09-25

申请人： Rudolf Gruber

发明人： Rudolf Gruber

IPC分类号： B23K26/28 ,  B23K26/38

CPC分类号： B23K26/28 ,  B23K26/38 ,  B23K2101/006 ,  B23K2101/045 ,  B62D21/11 ,  Y10T29/49893 ,  Y10T428/12354

摘要： A method is provided which forms a closed section hollow structural element by performing the following steps which include press forming an upper sheet metal component configured with two primary parallel downstanding interface flanges; press forming a lower sheet metal component configured with two primary parallel upstanding interface flanges; complementarily trimming the downstanding interface flanges and the upstanding interface flanges using five-axis laser cutting; and butt welding the interface flanges of the upper and lower sheet metal components to one another to form a continuous hollow structural element of variable cross section.

摘要翻译： 提供一种通过执行以下步骤形成封闭部分的中空结构元件的方法，其包括压制成形为具有两个初始平行的下降接合凸缘的上金属板件; 压制成形为具有两个初始平行直立接口法兰的下部金属板件; 使用五轴激光切割互补修剪界面法兰和直立接口法兰; 并且将上下金属板部件的接合凸缘彼此对接，以形成可变横截面的连续的中空结构元件。

公开(公告)号：US20150097384A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-09

申请号：US14046616

申请日：2013-10-04

申请人： Multimatic Inc.

发明人： Bryan Jeffrey CONROD

IPC分类号： B60R19/18 ,  B21B15/00

CPC分类号： B60R19/18 ,  B21B15/0007 ,  B60R2019/1813 ,  B60R2019/1866

摘要： A beam for a vehicle bumper is formed from a continuous web of material as a closed tubular body. The body has top and bottom walls connected by inner and outer walls. A support extends between the inner and outer walls and a reinforcement overlies at least a portion of the outer wall between the support and the bottom wall to provide a double walled structure.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆保险杠的梁由作为封闭管状体的连续材料纤维网形成。 本体具有通过内壁和外壁连接的顶壁和底壁。 支撑件在内壁和外壁之间延伸，并且加强件覆盖在支撑件和底壁之间的外壁的至少一部分以提供双壁结构。

公开(公告)号：US08567012B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-29

申请号：US12933548

申请日：2009-01-30

申请人： Billy Chean Wang Ng

发明人： Billy Chean Wang Ng

IPC分类号： E05F5/06

CPC分类号： E05C17/203 ,  E05C21/005

摘要： A door check apparatus for an automobile comprises a unitary check body containing a pair of compliant leaves and a guidance arrangement which is adapted to be rigidly mounted to a vehicle door. It also comprises a check arm containing cam surfaces and detent features which is pivotally connected to a vehicle body structure and is configured to slideably interface with the guidance arrangement of the unitary check body. The unitary check body is manufactured from a resilient material so that the compliant leaves are capable of storing and releasing energy in response to the movement of the cam surfaces and detent features of the check arm relative to the guidance arrangement. Rotary motion of the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body structure is checked with predetermined forces generated from the energy stored and released by the compliant leaves at positions determined by the relationship between the detent features of the check arm relative to the guidance arrangement of the unitary check body.

摘要翻译： 用于汽车的门检查装置包括一体式检查体，其包含一对顺从叶片和适于刚性地安装到车门的引导装置。 它还包括支撑臂，其包含凸轮表面和棘爪特征，其枢转地连接到车体结构并且构造成与单一检查体的引导装置可滑动地接合。 单一的检查体由弹性材料制成，使得顺应性叶片能够响应于凸轮表面的运动和相对于引导装置的止动臂的止动特征而存储和释放能量。 车辆门相对于车身结构的旋转运动用从由柔性叶片存储和释放的能量产生的预定力来检查，该位置由支架臂的制动特征与单一导向装置之间的关系确定的位置 检查身体。

公开(公告)号：US08366129B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US12840285

申请日：2010-07-20

申请人： John Salmon ,  Pasit Banjongpanith ,  Dennis Loui

发明人： John Salmon ,  Pasit Banjongpanith ,  Dennis Loui

IPC分类号： B60R3/02

CPC分类号： B60R3/02

摘要： A dual motion vehicle access step that can be deployed by initially rotating it around a pivot joint in response to an operator pushing down on the step to overcome a closing torque and then translating the step away from the vehicle in response to a biasing force. Both of the closing torque and biasing force are provided by a single energy storage device. An interlocking latch is configured to selectively structurally lock-out either the rotating motion or translating motion on an alternating basis.

摘要翻译： 双运动车辆进入步骤，其可以通过首先围绕枢转接头旋转来部署，以响应于操作者按下踏板以克服关闭扭矩，然后响应于偏压力而将踏板从车辆平移。 关闭扭矩和偏压力均由单个储能装置提供。 互锁闩锁构造成选择性地在交替的基础上结构地锁定旋转运动或平移运动。

公开(公告)号：US20110042990A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-24

申请号：US12990297

申请日：2009-04-16

申请人： Laurence J. Holt

发明人： Laurence J. Holt

IPC分类号： B60R9/06

CPC分类号： B60R9/00 ,  B60P7/0815 ,  B62D33/0273

摘要： A structural attachment system for a cargo management system is fully integrated into the cargo bed side walls of a pick-up truck so that the only feature that is different than a standard pick-up is an array of holes along the top of the cargo bed side walls. The cargo management system also includes a wide range of different pick-up truck cargo bed mounted accessories that incorporate structural hooks that are adapted to be retained and released by the structural attachment system. Additionally, the structural attachment system provides a single point, simple method of retention and release via an actuation handle at the rear most point of the pick-up truck cargo bed. The configuration of the structural attachment system allows significant structural retention forces to be transferred from the accessories into the pick-up truck cargo bed side walls via the structural hooks.

摘要翻译： 用于货物管理系统的结构附接系统完全集成到拾取车的货物床侧壁中，使得与标准接收器不同的唯一特征是沿着货物顶部的一组孔 侧墙。 货物管理系统还包括各种不同的拾取卡车货物安装的附件，其中包括结构钩子，其适于由结构附接系统保持和释放。 此外，结构附接系统提供单点，简单的保持和释放方法，通过拾取卡车货物底板的最后点处的致动手柄释放。 结构附接系统的结构允许显着的结构保持力通过结构钩从配件传送到拾取卡车货物侧壁。

公开(公告)号：US07611107B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-03

申请号：US11271148

申请日：2005-11-10

申请人： Robert Howell

发明人： Robert Howell

IPC分类号： F16M11/00

CPC分类号： B62D27/065

摘要： A mounting bracket and structural bridging fastener comprises an angle mounting bracket attached to a stable base, the bracket comprising a substantially planar main body and a mounting plate oriented perpendicular to the main body, the mounting plate and main body being connected through a complex formation in the angle mounting bracket, a loaded subcomponent configured to be attached to the mounting bracket so that the attachment point of the loaded subcomponent is aligned directly with the main body, a fastener comprising a structural portion adapted to lie between and be rigidly fastened to the mounting plate and to the main body adjacent the complex formation, with the fastener further comprising a threaded portion adapted to connect the loaded subcomponent to the mounting plate. The threaded portion may be an extension of the structural portion adapted to receive a nut, or the threaded portion may be internal to the structural portion and adapted to receive a bolt. The mounting bracket and structural bridging fastener is particularly adapted to secure a vehicular steering column assembly to a vehicular cross-car instrument panel structure.

摘要翻译： 安装支架和结构桥接紧固件包括安装在稳定基座上的角度安装支架，支架包括基本上平面的主体和垂直于主体定向的安装板，安装板和主体通过复合地层连接 所述角度安装支架被构造成附接到所述安装支架以使得所装载的副部件的附接点与所述主体直接对准的装载的子部件，所述紧固件包括适于位于所述安装架之间并刚性地紧固到所述安装件 板和邻近复合地层的主体，紧固件还包括适于将加载的子部件连接到安装板的螺纹部分。 螺纹部分可以是适于接收螺母的结构部分的延伸部，或者螺纹部分可以在结构部分的内部并且适于容纳螺栓。 安装支架和结构桥接紧固件特别适于将车辆转向柱组件固定到车辆十字车仪表板结构上。

公开(公告)号：US07530619B1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-12

申请号：US11486354

申请日：2006-07-12

申请人： Stephen L. Bruford ,  Laurence J. Holt ,  Charles Bambenek ,  Jeff Firzlaff ,  Robert A. Howell

发明人： Stephen L. Bruford ,  Laurence J. Holt ,  Charles Bambenek ,  Jeff Firzlaff ,  Robert A. Howell

IPC分类号： B62D33/03

CPC分类号： B60R3/02 ,  B62D33/0273

摘要： A pivotable grab handle device is movable between a stowed position, which is positioned against the main tailgate structure, and a deployed position that projects upwardly above the top surface of a lowered main tailgate structure. The grab handle device is mounted on a retainer bracket that is affixed to the top surface of the lowered main tailgate structure. The grab handle incorporates a spring-loaded latch mechanism that is cooperable with the pivot bracket when in the stowed position and cooperable with a striker plate mounted below the top surface of the main tailgate structure to fix the grab handle in the deployed position. A release lever projecting outwardly of the grab handle permits a retraction of the latch member to release the grab handle from either the pivot bracket or the striker plate to allow pivotal movement of the grab handle into the desired position.

摘要翻译： 可枢转的抓握手柄装置可以在靠近主尾门结构定位的收起位置和在降低的主尾门结构的顶表面上方向上突出的展开位置之间移动。 抓斗装置安装在固定在下部主后挡板结构的上表面上的保持架上。 抓斗具有弹簧加载的闩锁机构，该弹簧加载的闩锁机构在处于收起位置时与枢轴支架配合，并与安装在主尾门结构的顶表面下方的撞针板配合，以将抓斗手柄固定在展开位置。 从抓斗手柄向外突出的释放杆允许闩锁构件缩回，以从枢轴支架或撞击板释放抓斗手柄，以允许抓斗手柄枢转运动到所需位置。

公开(公告)号：US07506716B1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-24

申请号：US12065675

申请日：2006-07-18

申请人： John Salmon ,  Kevin Crowder

发明人： John Salmon ,  Kevin Crowder

IPC分类号： B60K28/10

CPC分类号： E05D11/00 ,  B60R21/38 ,  E05Y2900/536

摘要： An automotive hood hinge assembly is adapted to act as a safety device in the event of a collision with a pedestrian. The hood hinge assembly is constructed from a series of linkages and an energy storage actuator that is configured to raise the rear of a vehicle hood in response to a pedestrian collision. The deployed system forms a rigid structure that restrains rearward movement of the hood while providing a vertical motion path and resistive force capable of efficiently dissipating the energy imparted by the pedestrian and therefore significantly lowering injury levels. The linkages are configured to provide conventional rotary opening and closing motion of the hood when the system is in the retracted position and also provide a reset function so that a simple opening and closing motion of the hood when the system is in the deployed position resets it to the retracted position.

摘要翻译： 汽车罩铰链组件适于在与行人碰撞的情况下用作安全装置。 发动机罩铰链组件由一系列联动器和能量存储致动器构成，该致动器被构造成响应于行人碰撞而升高车辆罩的后部。 部署的系统形成刚性结构，其限制罩的向后运动，同时提供能够有效地消散由行人施加的能量并因此显着降低伤害水平的垂直运动路径和阻力。 连杆构造成当系统处于缩回位置时提供罩的常规旋转打开和关闭运动，并且还提供复位功能，使得当系统处于展开位置时罩的简单打开和关闭运动将其重置 到缩回位置。

公开(公告)号：US07213372B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-08

申请号：US10991405

申请日：2004-11-19

申请人： Richard J. Hellinga ,  Michael Johnson

发明人： Richard J. Hellinga ,  Michael Johnson

IPC分类号： E06B3/38

CPC分类号： E05F1/1091 ,  E05F15/63 ,  E05Y2201/618

摘要： A method and system for controlling the descent of a moveable element pivotally attached to a rigid structure. The moveable element is pivotally attached to the rigid structure, and is then pivotally connected to a compressible strut, which is attached to a linkage pivotally connected to the rigid structure. The descent of the moveable element is pivotally controlled using a microcontroller and a motor attached to the linkage, and the control path for the linkage is selected based on a comparison of the angle between the linkage and the rigid structure and the angle between the moveable element and the rigid structure.

摘要翻译： 用于控制可枢转地附接到刚性结构的可移动元件的下降的方法和系统。 可移动元件枢转地附接到刚性结构，然后枢转地连接到可压缩的支柱，该可压缩支柱附接到枢转地连接到刚性结构的连杆。 可移动元件的下降使用微控制器和连接到联动装置的电动机进行枢转控制，并且基于连杆机构和刚性结构之间的角度与可动元件之间的角度的比较来选择联动装置的控制路径 和刚性结构。

公开(公告)号：US07070222B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-04

申请号：US11121525

申请日：2005-05-04

申请人： Stephen Bruford ,  Kian-Huat Tan ,  Herbert Gruber

发明人： Stephen Bruford ,  Kian-Huat Tan ,  Herbert Gruber

IPC分类号： B60J7/00

CPC分类号： B60P3/40 ,  B60R3/02 ,  B62D33/0273 ,  B62D33/03 ,  B62D33/037

摘要： A tailgate for a vehicle has a supplemental tailgate that retracts within the tailgate and is extendable therefrom in order to provide bed extender, box extender and step assist functions. The supplemental tailgate includes a pivotable molding, which mounts on a movable frame portion, and a latching assembly. When pivoted, the pivotable molding releases the latching assembly, allowing the supplemental tailgate to be moved to various extended positions. When the supplemental tailgate is in its stowed position, the pivotable molding may be aligned with the top surface of the tailgate in order to provide an esthetically pleasing appearance and provide paint scratch resistance. When the movable frame portion is in an essentially fully extended position, it may be rotated relative to the tailgate in order to provide the box extender and assist step functions.