公开(公告)号：US20050081479A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-21

申请号：US10965344

申请日：2004-10-14

申请人： Todd Tjoelker ,  John Bowman ,  Alessandro Libriani ,  Joseph Kollaritsch

发明人： Todd Tjoelker ,  John Bowman ,  Alessandro Libriani ,  Joseph Kollaritsch

IPC分类号： B60J5/04 ,  E04B1/00

CPC分类号： B60J5/0443 ,  C21D1/42 ,  C21D9/0025 ,  C21D9/48 ,  Y02P10/253

摘要： A method of forming a vehicle component, particularly an elongated impact beam, having an open section structure, in a manner to provide predetermined strategically strengthened portions, comprising the steps of cold forming unhardened steel into a workpiece having mounting surfaces, selectively fixturing the mounting surfaces, static induction heating the workpiece with lengthwise surface eddy currents on selected portions, followed by quenching of the fixtured heated workpiece to form strengthened portions, and unfixturing the resulting component. Also disclosed is apparatus to accomplish this, and the resulting novel vehicle component.

公开(公告)号：US20050179268A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-18

申请号：US10779967

申请日：2004-02-17

申请人： Joseph Kollaritsch ,  Jason Blust ,  Atalolo Dagba

发明人： Joseph Kollaritsch ,  Jason Blust ,  Atalolo Dagba

IPC分类号： B60R19/34

CPC分类号： B60R19/34

摘要： An energy absorption impact system for vehicle bumpers and the like includes a mounting plate with a central opening therethrough, and a generally box-shaped sheet metal crush member. The crush member has a top wall, a bottom wall and opposite sidewalls arranged in a generally frustro-pyramidal shape, defining a large end connected with a vehicle bumper, and a small end connected with the mounting plate about the central opening. Impact on the vehicle bumper inelastically deforms the walls of the crush member toward the central opening in the mounting plate to absorb energy associated with the impact.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆保险杠等的能量吸收冲击系统包括具有穿过其的中心开口的安装板和大体上为箱形的金属片材挤压构件。 挤压构件具有顶壁，底壁和布置成大致截头棱锥形的相对的侧壁，其限定与车辆缓冲器相连的大端，以及与安装板围绕中心开口连接的小端。 对车辆保险杠的影响使挤压构件的壁朝向安装板中的中心开口弹性变形，以吸收与冲击相关的能量。

公开(公告)号：US20060130940A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US11017033

申请日：2004-12-20

申请人： Joseph Kollaritsch ,  Bryan Macek

发明人： Joseph Kollaritsch ,  Bryan Macek

IPC分类号： C21D8/00

CPC分类号： C21D8/04 ,  B21D22/022 ,  B21D53/88 ,  B32B15/015 ,  C21D2211/008 ,  C22C38/02 ,  C22C38/04 ,  C22C38/12 ,  C22C38/22 ,  C22C38/38 ,  C25D5/50

摘要： A method for making structural automotive components and the like provides a strip of high strength steel having a selected thickness. A predetermined thickness of a metal coating, such as nickel, is applied to the opposite faces of the steel strip. The coated steel strip is cut to form a blank. The blank is heated in a generally open atmosphere to a temperature in the range of 800° C. to 1000° C. within less than ten minutes, thereby diffusing at least a portion of the metal coating a predetermined distance into the faces of the steel strip portion of the blank to alleviate scale formation, and simultaneously raise the temperature of the blank for hot forming the same. The heated blank is hot formed in a pressing tool, and cooled therein to heat treat the formed component through microstructure phase change, without substantial scale formation, such that the component need not be descaled prior to post-form processing and/or assembly in a vehicle.

摘要翻译： 制造结构汽车部件等的方法提供具有所选厚度的高强度钢带。 将预定厚度的诸如镍的金属涂层施加到钢带的相对面上。 将涂覆的钢带切割成空白。 坯料在通常敞开的气氛中在不到10分钟内加热至800℃至1000℃的温度，从而将至少一部分金属涂层扩散至钢的表面 坯料的剥离部分以减轻结垢，同时提高坯料的热成型温度。 加热的坯料在压制工具中热成型，并在其中冷却，以通过微结构相变来热处理成形部件，而不会形成大量的结垢，使得该部件在后处理和/或组装之后不需要除垢 车辆。

公开(公告)号：US20060131927A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US11015372

申请日：2004-12-17

申请人： Jason Blust ,  Erik Johnson ,  Atalolo Dagba ,  Joseph Kollaritsch

发明人： Jason Blust ,  Erik Johnson ,  Atalolo Dagba ,  Joseph Kollaritsch

IPC分类号： B60J5/00

CPC分类号： B60J5/0444

摘要： A structural door beam for vehicles includes an elongate open channel with an open section configuration defined by a central web and at least one side flange. A mounting tab projects outwardly from a side edge of the side flange and has a marginal edge surrounding a generally planar mounting surface configured to support a vehicle motion sensor. An integral reinforcing flange extends along portions of the side flange edge and the mounting tab edge and protrudes laterally at a predetermined angle to define an integral buttress which stiffens the mounting tab to avoid inadvertent activation of the vehicle motion sensor. An integral bead may also be provided to reinforce the mounting tab.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆的结构门梁包括具有由中心腹板和至少一个侧凸缘限定的开口部分构造的细长开口通道。 安装翼片从侧凸缘的侧边缘向外突出并且具有围绕被配置为支撑车辆运动传感器的大致平坦的安装表面的边缘。 一体的加强凸缘沿着侧凸缘边缘和安装凸片边缘的一部分延伸并且以预定角度横向突出，以限定一体的支撑件，其加固安装凸片以避免车辆运动传感器的无意的启动。 还可以设置整体的凸缘以加强安装翼片。