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公开(公告)号:US10703312B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-07
申请号:US15592272
申请日:2017-05-11
Applicant: Shape Corp.
Inventor: Thomas Johnson , Doug Witte , Daniel Gatti , Brian Oxley , Brian Malkowski , Kannan Ramamoorthy , Ed Pendergrass
IPC: B23K26/06 , B23K26/24 , B23K26/242 , B60R19/18 , B21D5/08 , B21D5/14 , B21D53/88 , B60R19/02 , B23K37/02 , B23K37/04 , B23K26/08 , B23K26/32 , B21D51/16 , B23K26/20 , B23K101/00 , B23K101/18 , B23K103/04 , B23K103/00
Abstract: A vehicle reinforcement beam is roll formed from a metal sheet to provide a multi-tubular reinforcement beam that includes two adjacent tubular sections that share a common center wall. The outer sections the metal sheet extend from opposing ends of the common center wall and are formed to enclose the adjacent tubular sections. An edge portion of the metal sheet that is bent to have a bend radius of about 3-9 mm, where the edge portions attach in abutting and continuous contact with the common center wall to form crevices between the adjacent tubular sections along the first and second faces. A weld is formed in each of the crevices to define crevice ribs in general alignment with and at each of the opposing first and second ends of the common center wall that are configured to improve bending strength and torsional strength of the reinforcement beam.
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公开(公告)号:US10919351B1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-16
申请号:US16267931
申请日:2019-02-05
Applicant: Shape Corp.
Inventor: Cort C. Corwin , Kannan Ramamoorthy
Abstract: A loading bracket assembly includes a base bracket having an engagement portion that is disposed at an interior area of a composite vehicle structural component and that is accessible through the first wall. A fastener may be attached to the engagement portion of the base bracket and may extend through an intermediate wall of the composite vehicle structural component and a supportive structure of the vehicle. The engagement portion of the base bracket is configured to engage a component or an accessory, such as a tow hook, that applies a loading force to the base bracket that is substantially transferred to the supportive structure and bypasses the composite vehicle structural component.
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公开(公告)号:US20170259767A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-14
申请号:US15592272
申请日:2017-05-11
Applicant: Shape Corp.
Inventor: Thomas Johnson , Doug Witte , Daniel Gatti , Brian Oxley , Brian Malkowski , Kannan Ramamoorthy , Ed Pendergrass
Abstract: A vehicle reinforcement beam is roll formed from a metal sheet to provide a multi-tubular reinforcement beam that includes two adjacent tubular sections that share a common center wall. The outer sections the metal sheet extend from opposing ends of the common center wall and are formed to enclose the adjacent tubular sections. An edge portion of the metal sheet that is bent to have a bend radius of about 3-9 mm, where the edge portions attach in abutting and continuous contact with the common center wall to form crevices between the adjacent tubular sections along the first and second faces. A weld is formed in each of the crevices to define crevice ribs in general alignment with and at each of the opposing first and second ends of the common center wall that are configured to improve bending strength and torsional strength of the reinforcement beam.
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公开(公告)号:US11661111B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US17464078
申请日:2021-09-01
Applicant: Shape Corp.
Inventor: Matthew Kuipers , Zehua Qin , Kannan Ramamoorthy
CPC classification number: B62D25/025 , B62D21/157
Abstract: A vehicle rocker assembly includes an outer sill member and an inner sill member attached longitudinally along the outer sill member to define a hollow space along and between the inner and outer sill members. A tubular insert is disposed in the hollow space so as to extend longitudinally along the hollow space. The tubular insert has a crush control feature extending longitudinally along a wall of the tubular insert, such as upper and lower walls at opposing sides of the interior volume. The tubular insert is configured for side impact forces at the outer sill member to laterally deform the tubular insert at the crush control feature to provide an accordion-style lateral crush to absorb the side impact forces.
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公开(公告)号:US20230001870A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-05
申请号:US17810806
申请日:2022-07-05
Applicant: Shape Corp.
Inventor: Joseph R. Matecki , Jeffrey A. McHenry , Matthew Kuipers , Kannan Ramamoorthy
IPC: B60R19/34
Abstract: A vehicle beam assembly includes a hollow tubular member configured to be formed with steel tube air forming. The tubular member includes a varied cross section along a length of the tubular member. For example, the hollow tubular member includes a center portion having a first cross-sectional shape, a pair of end portions that extend past corresponding crush cans in a direction away from the center portion, where the pair of end portions extend at an angle of 40-70 degrees, and at least one transition portion disposed between the center portion and one of the pair of end portions. A cross-sectional shape of the center portion, a cross sectional shape of one of the end portions, and a cross-sectional shape of the transition portion are all different cross-sectional shapes.
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公开(公告)号:US20220063728A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-03
申请号:US17464078
申请日:2021-09-01
Applicant: Shape Corp.
Inventor: Matthew Kuipers , Zehua Qin , Kannan Ramamoorthy
Abstract: A vehicle rocker assembly includes an outer sill member and an inner sill member attached longitudinally along the outer sill member to define a hollow space along and between the inner and outer sill members. A tubular insert is disposed in the hollow space so as to extend longitudinally along the hollow space. The tubular insert has a crush control feature extending longitudinally along a wall of the tubular insert, such as upper and lower walls at opposing sides of the interior volume. The tubular insert is configured for side impact forces at the outer sill member to laterally deform the tubular insert at the crush control feature to provide an accordion-style lateral crush to absorb the side impact forces.
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公开(公告)号:US09669786B2
公开(公告)日:2017-06-06
申请号:US14492918
申请日:2014-09-22
Applicant: Shape Corp.
Inventor: Thomas Johnson , Doug Witte , Daniel Gatti , Brian Oxley , Brian Malkowski , Kannan Ramamoorthy , Ed Pendergrass
IPC: B23K26/00 , B21D53/88 , B21B15/00 , B60R19/48 , B60R19/18 , B21D5/08 , B23K26/24 , B21D5/14 , B21D51/16 , B23K26/20 , B60R19/02 , B23K37/02 , B23K37/04 , B23K26/08 , B23K26/32 , B23K26/242 , B23K26/06 , B23K101/00 , B23K101/18 , B23K103/04 , B23K103/00
CPC classification number: B60R19/18 , B21D5/086 , B21D5/14 , B21D51/16 , B21D53/88 , B23K26/0619 , B23K26/0846 , B23K26/20 , B23K26/24 , B23K26/242 , B23K26/32 , B23K37/0235 , B23K37/0435 , B23K2101/006 , B23K2101/18 , B23K2103/04 , B23K2103/50 , B60R19/023 , B60R2019/1813 , B60R2019/1826
Abstract: A reinforcement beam is roll formed from a metal sheet for use in a vehicle bumper system. The reinforcement beam includes adjacent tubes having a common center wall and lateral portions extending from opposing sides of the common center wall that are roll formed simultaneously in the same rotational direction to enclose interior volumes of the adjacent tubes and to define top and bottom walls and front and rear wall of the reinforcement beam. The front walls of the adjacent tubes each include a channel rib depressed into the interior volume of the respective adjacent tube longitudinally along the reinforcement beam for stiffening the respective front wall. A weld is formed separately in each of the seams between the front walls and between the rear walls, thereby defining a crevice rib between the channel ribs to improve the bending strength and torsional strength of the reinforcement beam.
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