VEHICLE CROSS MEMBERS AND RELATED METHODS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190168818A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-06

    申请号:US16322784

    申请日:2017-08-03

    IPC分类号: B62D25/14 B62D29/00 B62D29/04

    摘要: This disclosure includes vehicle cross members and related methods. Some cross members include an elongated beam having a sidewall extending between first and second ends to define a first channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the beam and across at least longitudinally adjacent first and second sections of the beam, the first channel being open on a first side of the beam, and a second channel extending along the longitudinal axis and across at least the second section, the second channel being disposed below the first channel and open on a second side of the beam that is opposite the first side. Some cross members include a composite body having a plastic material and one or more laminates, where the body defines the beam such that at least one of the laminate(s) borders a majority of an inner cross-sectional perimeter of each of the first and second channels.