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公开(公告)号：US10745055B2
公开(公告)日：2020-08-18
申请号：US15969101
申请日：2018-05-02
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor： Richard Daniel Pastrick , Stephen William Gallagher
Abstract: A vehicle body exoskeleton includes a plurality of nodes each defining a receptacle. A plurality of tubes have first and second end portions smaller than and tapering inwardly from a main portion. Each end portion is received in one of the receptacles. An adhesive is applied to the end portions filling a gap defined between the receptacles and the end portions to bond the tubes to the receptacles.
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公开(公告)号：US10723388B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-28
申请号：US16181836
申请日：2018-11-06
Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Inventor： Christopher Hinz
Abstract: A vehicle roof structure is provided that includes a vehicle body and a roof. The vehicle body comprises a first material, and the roof comprises a second material that is different than the first material. The roof includes a flange. An insert is positioned between the vehicle body and the roof to maintain a gap between the vehicle body and the flange.
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公开(公告)号：US10723386B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-28
申请号：US16034956
申请日：2018-07-13
Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor： Shunsuke Takii , Kazuki Shimizu
Abstract: There is provided a vehicle side section structure including: a plurality of framework members that are disposed in a vehicle side section and that have closed cross-sections; side outer panels that are molded independently from the framework members, and that cover the framework members from a vehicle width direction outer side; a door opening configured by the plurality of the framework members; a side door that is provided at the door opening so as to be capable of opening and closing; and a sealing member that plugs a gap between the door opening and the side door; the side outer panels surrounding the door opening, and being configured from a plurality of panels including an opening panel that bears elastic force from the sealing member when the side door is in a closed state.
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公开(公告)号：US10703417B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-07
申请号：US16046424
申请日：2018-07-26
Applicant: Yoshimitsu Yokoi , Shinichirou Murofushi , Keisuke Suzuki , Yasunori Yamada , Tetsuya Shinohara , Kenji Takada , Shigeaki Kitamura , Hironao Ito
Inventor： Yoshimitsu Yokoi , Shinichirou Murofushi , Keisuke Suzuki , Yasunori Yamada , Tetsuya Shinohara , Kenji Takada , Shigeaki Kitamura , Hironao Ito
IPC: B60J7/00 , B62D25/04 , B62D25/06 , B62D29/00 , B32B3/12 , B32B3/28 , B32B5/20 , B32B27/06 , B32B27/34 , B32B15/04
Abstract: A body frame structure forming a side part of an automobile includes an outer panel, an inner panel that forms a closed space elongated in a first direction between the inner panel and the outer panel, a metal outer R/F disposed within the closed space, a resin R/F disposed within the closed space, and a foam disposed within the closed space. The closed space includes a three-layer structure including the outer R/F, the resin R/F, and the foam filling a space between the outer R/F and the resin R/F.
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公开(公告)号：US10696330B2
公开(公告)日：2020-06-30
申请号：US16255113
申请日：2019-01-23
Inventor： Kenji Chiba , Keisuke Yasuda
Abstract: A roof panel is attached to a roof opening reinforcement that reinforces an area around an opening. The roof opening reinforcement has a rear side portion that extends in the lateral direction along the rear edge of the opening. The upper surface of the rear side portion of the roof opening reinforcement, or a roof panel opposed surface, extends along the lower surface of the roof panel. Extended reinforcements are disposed corresponding to the respective rear corners of the opening. The extended reinforcement extends toward the roof side rails as if forming an extension of the roof panel opposed surface, and is attached to the roof panel near where the roof panel is attached to the roof side rails.
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公开(公告)号：US10689036B2
公开(公告)日：2020-06-23
申请号：US15996673
申请日：2018-06-04
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Abstract: A vehicle assembly including a vehicle body and a roof assembly is provided. The vehicle body may include a mid-pillar having a receiving region. The roof assembly may include a mid-pillar segment having an attachment end. The receiving region may be defined by a cutout having a base portion spaced from an adjacent vehicle body surface. The attachment end may be sized for disposal within the cutout for one or more fasteners to removably secure the mid-pillar segment to the mid-pillar. The receiving region and the attachment end may be arranged with one another such that the roof assembly is removably attachable adjacent a belt line of the vehicle body.
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公开(公告)号：US20200139911A1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-07
申请号：US16611310
申请日：2018-04-27
Applicant: Nippon Steel Corporation
Inventor： Satoshi Hirose
Abstract: A structural member 10 includes a closed-cross-section structure having a hat member 1 and a closing plate 2, and a reinforcing member (supplementary strengthening member (“SSM”)) 4. The hat member 1 includes two side walls 11 and 12, each of which includes a high-strength portion 11A, 12A with a yield strength not lower than 500 MPa and low-strength portions 11B, 12B with a yield strength of 60 to 85% of the yield strength of the high-strength portion. As determined along the direction of extension of the ridges 123 of the hat member, both ends of the reinforcing member 4 overlap the high-strength portions 11A and 12B of the side walls 11 and 12. Adjacent to at least one of both ends of the reinforcing member 4, the border between the high-strength portions 11A and 12A and the low-strength portions 11B and 12B is positioned in a region starting at a position 1/3, and ending at a position 3/2, of the height H of the side wall 11 distant from that end of the reinforcing member 4 as determined along the direction of extension of the ridges 123 away from the reinforcing member 4.
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公开(公告)号：US10604191B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-31
申请号：US15825317
申请日：2017-11-29
Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Inventor： Timothy A. Abke , Duane Trent Detwiler
Abstract: A vehicle frame construction or frame assembly and method for assembling a multi-material vehicle frame includes a first frame member formed of a first metal material and a second frame member formed of a second metal material that is dissimilar to the first metal material. The second frame member is joined to the first frame member via vaporizing foil actuator welding (VFAW).
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公开(公告)号：US20200094878A1
公开(公告)日：2020-03-26
申请号：US16574086
申请日：2019-09-18
Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor： Yasuhiro TOMITA
Abstract: A vehicle roof structure includes a roof panel, a side member outer panel, and a roof side molding. The roof panel includes a flange portion superposed on and coupled with a top surface of a flange portion of the side member outer panel. The roof side molding engages with a plurality of clips and mounted on the flange portion. The flange portion includes raised portions protruding upward between the clips and facing a lower edge of the roof side molding in the vehicle height direction.
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公开(公告)号：US20200086924A1
公开(公告)日：2020-03-19
申请号：US16134025
申请日：2018-09-18
Applicant: Paul R. Stibich , David M. Biernat , Radhakrishnan Raman
Inventor： Paul R. Stibich , David M. Biernat , Radhakrishnan Raman
Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body and a reinforcement assembly. The vehicle body has first inner and outer walls that define a cavity and second inner and outer curved walls that define another cavity. The reinforcement assembly includes a plurality of inserts. One insert of the plurality of inserts is at least partially disposed in the cavity defined by the first inner and outer walls and another insert of the plurality of inserts is at least partially disposed in the another cavity defined by the second inner and outer curved walls.
