公开(公告)号：US20240383534A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18660349

申请日：2024-05-10

Applicant: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Properties Inc.

Inventor： Miao YU ,  Sobhan T. Nazari ,  Jimmy J. Zhang ,  Panagiotis Makrygiannis ,  Feng Zhu ,  Sajan G. Elengikal ,  Jun Hu ,  Erik Russel Anderson ,  Scott Stevens ,  Yu-Wei Wang

IPC: B62D25/02 ,  B62D29/00

Abstract: A rocker panel for use in a vehicle, the rocker panel includes an outboard plate, an inboard plate, and a reinforcement structure. The reinforcement structure is disposed between the inboard plate and the outboard plate. The reinforcement structure includes one or more discrete steel tubes extending longitudinally between the outboard plate and the inboard plate.

公开(公告)号：US12145654B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17947212

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hirotaka Hayakawa ,  Tsuyoshi Tanaka ,  Takafumi Raitoku ,  Kazuya Kimura

IPC: B62D25/08 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/20 ,  B62D27/02

Abstract: A rear portion of a vehicle body includes a front floor panel, a rear floor panel, a pair of left and right side sills, and a front cross plate. The rear floor panel has a higher upper surface height than the front floor panel. The front cross plate connects a rear portion of the front floor panel and a front wall of the rear floor panel, and an outer end portion in a vehicle width direction is coupled to the left and right side sills. The front wall of the rear floor panel has a plurality of bent corner portions having a side view shape bent in a substantially L shape. At least one of the bent corner portions constitutes a closed cross section extending along the vehicle width direction together with the front cross plate in a vertical height range of the left and right side sills.

公开(公告)号：US12134359B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US17588063

申请日：2022-01-28

Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Arthur Henry Whitney ,  Christopher Paul Sheehy ,  Luke W. Garnaut

IPC: B62D25/04 ,  B60R13/08 ,  B62D21/15 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D27/02

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided related to a brace applied to a vehicle b-pillar. The brace may achieved reduced noise and vibration in the vehicle cabin. The brace may also achieve improved safety by preserving increased survival space for a passenger seated near the b-pillar in a side impact collision. The brace may include a base portion and two legs connected to the base portion at opposing sides. The based portion may include a first edge connected to a first side of the b-pillar and a second edge connected to a second side of the b-pillar. The legs may each connected a rocker at a distal portion. The shape of the brace may enable routing of force, energy, and/or load from the b-pillar to the rocker via the base portion and legs.

公开(公告)号：US12134312B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US17654730

申请日：2022-03-14

Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION

Inventor： Takehiro Kamei ,  Takayuki Kimura

IPC: B62D21/02 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/20

Abstract: A vehicle-body structure of an electric automotive vehicle comprises floor-side cross members attached to a floor panel and extending in a vehicle width direction along the floor panel and battery-side cross members provided at a battery case and extending in the vehicle width direction. The floor-side cross members and the battery-side cross members are offset from each other in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a vehicle side view.

公开(公告)号：US12116042B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17787137

申请日：2020-12-03

Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stefan Kugelmann ,  Jan Mueller-Brincken

IPC: B62D25/02 ,  B62D29/00 ,  C25D13/14 ,  C25D13/22

CPC classification number: B62D25/025 ,  B62D29/008 ,  C25D13/14 ,  C25D13/22

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for introducing a media outlet (6) into a hollow profiled section (1), in which method a first media outlet passage (7), via which a medium can flow out of a cavity (2) in the hollow profiled section (1), is introduced by means of a first tool into an outer wall (5) of the hollow profiled section (1), and in which method a second tool is introduced into the cavity (2) in the hollow profiled section (1) via the first media outlet passage (7), and by means of said second tool at least one second media outlet passage (8) is introduced into an inner profiled section web (4) of the hollow profiled section (1). The invention further relates to a method for providing a hollow profiled section (1), in which the hollow profiled section (1) is extruded and a media passage (6) is introduced into the hollow profiled section (1) in a method according to any of the preceding claims, a geometry of the profiled section web (4) being selected depending on a position of the first media outlet passage (7) and the hollow profiled section (1) being extruded with the selected geometry of the profiled section web (4).

公开(公告)号：US12116041B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US18562907

申请日：2022-05-12

Applicant: STELLANTIS AUTO SAS

Inventor： Mihaela Maria Magas ,  Ronan Breal ,  Manaf Karkar

IPC: B62D21/15 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/08 ,  B62D25/16 ,  B62D27/02

CPC classification number: B62D21/152 ,  B62D25/025 ,  B62D25/088 ,  B62D25/16 ,  B62D27/023

Abstract: The invention relates to a structural assembly (1) for a vehicle comprising a side rail line and an upper support cup (2) for a suspension system, the assembly comprising a wheel arch wall (3), the assembly (1) further comprising at least one metal sheet (4) shaped to form a stress path (5) extending from the side rail line towards the cup (2), the wall being arranged between the cup (2), the stress path (5) and the side rail line, the assembly (1) being characterized in that it comprises a connecting member (11) connecting the cup (2) and the stress path (5), the connecting member (11) being shaped so as to deform in a predefined manner in order to transmit at least some of the longitudinal forces generated on the stress path (5) along a transverse axis (A) of the vehicle towards the cup (2) during a small front overlap test.

公开(公告)号：US12103591B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US18101482

申请日：2023-01-25

Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY ,  KIA CORPORATION

Inventor： Won Hae Lee ,  Nam Ho Kim ,  Mi Ran Park ,  Ha Yeon Kwon ,  Byung Joo Chung ,  Seung Hak Lee ,  Min Seok Kim

IPC: B62D24/04 ,  B62D21/02 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B62D21/15 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/08 ,  B62D27/06 ,  B62D63/02

CPC classification number: B62D24/04 ,  B62D21/02 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B62D21/152 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/088 ,  B62D27/065 ,  B62D63/025 ,  B60Y2200/91 ,  B60Y2306/01 ,  Y02T10/64

Abstract: A frame structure for a vehicle includes: an inner panel connected to a side member and defining an inner side of a rear part of the side member; an outer panel connected to a rear side of the side member and coupled to an outer side of the inner panel defining a closed cross-section together with the inner panel and defining an outer side of the rear part of the side member; an opening portion formed below the inner and outer panels partially opening the closed cross-section so that a front end of a rear suspension arm can be inserted into the opening portion; and a reinforcing member disposed in the opening portion defining the closed cross-section together with the outer panel and the inner panel and configured to close an internal space in the outer and inner panels.

公开(公告)号：US20240300582A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18407341

申请日：2024-01-08

Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hitomi YAMADA ,  Atsushi HASEGAWA ,  Ryotaro TAKEUCHI ,  Yasuhisa EGAWA ,  Yoshihiro FUJIMURA

IPC: B62D21/15 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/04 ,  B62D25/20

CPC classification number: B62D21/157 ,  B62D25/025 ,  B62D25/04 ,  B62D25/2036

Abstract: A vehicle side structure includes: a side sill, disposed on two sides of a floor panel in a vehicle width direction, and extending along a vehicle front-rear direction; a pillar, extending upward from the side sill in a vehicle up-down direction, and including a pillar outer member disposed on an outer side in the vehicle width direction; an inner component, joined to an upper surface of the side sill and a vehicle inner side surface of the pillar outer member; and a bracket, disposed on an upper portion of a vehicle inner side surface of the side sill, and connected to the inner component. A lower portion of the pillar outer member is formed with a fragile portion, and an upper end of the inner component is connected below an upper end of the fragile portion.

公开(公告)号：US20240286684A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18235265

申请日：2023-08-17

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Corporation

Inventor： Byung-Jo KIM ,  Seung-Gu Kim

IPC: B62D21/15 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D29/00

CPC classification number: B62D21/157 ,  B62D25/025 ,  B62D29/002 ,  B62D27/023 ,  B62D27/065

Abstract: A side sill assembly for a vehicle includes a side sill inner, a side sill outer including an upper end portion and a lower end portion connected to the side sill inner, and a reinforcement member disposed between the side sill internal and the side sill outer in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and fastened to the side sill internal further includes a side sill bracket mounted between the side sill outer and the reinforcement member and configured to support the side sill outer and the reinforcement member between the side sill outer and the reinforcement member to improve a stiffness against a side collision.

公开(公告)号：US20240278847A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18429929

申请日：2024-02-01

Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION

Inventor： Isamu NAGASAWA

IPC: B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/08

CPC classification number: B62D25/02 ,  B62D25/085

Abstract: A front frame structure for an electric vehicle includes a front side frame having a wall-shaped portion with a dimension in a height direction from a bottom portion to an upper portion of a motor room, and an arm-shaped portion that protrudes from an upper portion of a front end portion of the wall-shaped portion; a sub-frame that is joined to a bottom portion of the wall-shaped portion and a front end portion of the arm-shaped portion and that has an annular opening between the sub-frame and the arm-shaped portion; and a load transmission member disposed in the annular opening. The load transmission member includes two or more diagonal members coupled to each other. The load transmission member is joined to at least the front end portion of the arm-shaped portion, a rear end portion of the arm-shaped portion, and an intermediate portion of the sub-frame.