Automotive crashworthiness energy absorption part and method for manufacturing the same

    公开(公告)号:US12054113B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-06

    申请号:US17607909

    申请日:2019-12-27

    摘要: An automotive crashworthiness energy absorption part provided at a front part or a rear part of an automotive body and absorbing crashworthiness energy by undergoing axial crush when receiving input of a crashworthiness load from a front or a rear of the automotive body includes: a tubular member configured to absorb crashworthiness energy by undergoing axial crush, the tubular member including a top portion and side wall portions continuous with the top portion; and resin coated or patched on first outer surfaces including at least outer surfaces of the top portion and the side wall portions of the tubular member. The coated or patched resin has a thickness of 8 mm or less after being heated, forms at least part of a peripheral wall portion of a closed cross section space, and is bonded to the first outer surfaces with an adhesive strength of 10 MPa or more.

    Thermomechanical ageing for 6XXX extrusions

    公开(公告)号:US12043886B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US16342745

    申请日:2017-10-19

    IPC分类号: C22F1/05 B60R19/18

    CPC分类号: C22F1/05 B60R19/18

    摘要: The present invention relates to extrusions for structural components, such as bumper, side impact beam, seat sill in vehicles and more particularly to a method for optimizing strength and energy absorption of 6XXX aluminium alloys extrusions by variations in thermomechanical ageing (TMA) consisting in



    i) an artificial preageing treatment with a duration t1 at a temperature T1 selected to increase the yield strength of said extrusion between 5% and 20%, said temperature T1 being typically between 120° C. and 180° C. and said duration t1 being typically between 1 and 100 hours, to obtain an artificially preaged extrusion,
    ii) a plastic deformation of said artificially preaged extrusion between 1% and 80% to obtain a deformed extrusion,
    iii) a final artificial ageing treatment of said deformed extrusion with a duration t2 at a temperature T2, said temperature T2 being typically between 140° C. and 200° C. and said the duration t2 being typically between 1 and 100 hours.

    VEHICLE ENGINE CABIN STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240239415A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18622939

    申请日:2024-03-31

    IPC分类号: B62D25/08 B60R19/02 B60R19/18

    摘要: A vehicle front compartment structure and a vehicle. The vehicle front compartment structure includes a front anti-collision beam, a front longitudinal beam, an upper side beam, and an energy-absorbing box. A side of the energy-absorbing box is connected to the front anti-collision beam. The front longitudinal beam and the upper side beam are separately connected to another side of the energy-absorbing box. A first force transmission structure is formed through the front anti-collision beam, the energy-absorbing box, and the upper side beam. A second force transmission structure is formed through the front anti-collision beam, the energy-absorbing box, and the front longitudinal beam.

    BUMPER ASSEMBLY WITH CROSSMEMBER
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240208446A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18545708

    申请日:2023-12-19

    IPC分类号: B60R19/18

    CPC分类号: B60R19/18 B60R2019/1813

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a bumper assembly which is coupled to a motor vehicle via crash boxes, comprising a cross member which has, in cross section, a profiled front wall and a profiled rear wall, wherein an unwinding length of the front wall in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle is less than 20%, less than 15% and less than 10% smaller in relation to an unwinding length of the rear wall, but at least both unwinding lengths are equal, and the unwinding length of the front wall is at least more than 1% smaller than the unwinding length of the rear wall.

    REINFORCING UNIT AND REINFORCING MEMBER
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240123929A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18398091

    申请日:2023-12-27

    IPC分类号: B60R19/18

    CPC分类号: B60R19/18 B60R2019/1806

    摘要: A reinforcing unit that is mounted on a main body frame includes a beam material, and one or more reinforcing members that are mounted on an outside of the beam material, in which the beam material substantially has a continuously closed cross-sectional shape that includes an inner surface portion that is provided on a frame side where the main body frame is located, an outer surface portion that is provided on a counter-frame side that is a side opposite to the main body frame, and a side surface portion that connects the inner surface portion and the outer surface portion, and the reinforcing member restrains bulging deformation of the side surface portion in a case where an impact load is input to the outer surface portion.

    Vehicle bumper structure
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11845389B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-19

    申请号:US17521628

    申请日:2021-11-08

    IPC分类号: B60R19/18 B60R19/12

    摘要: A vehicle bumper structure to be applied to a vehicle includes an impact absorber to be disposed on a front end side or a rear end side of the vehicle so as to extends in a vehicle width direction. The impact absorber includes small reaction section and a large reaction section. The small reaction section is to be disposed on an outer end side in the vehicle width direction. The small reaction section is configured to generate a predetermined reaction against a colliding object. The large reaction section is to be disposed on an inner side of the small reaction section in the vehicle width direction. The large reaction section is adjacent to the small reaction section. The large reaction section is configured to generate a larger reaction against the colliding object than the predetermined reaction.

    PEDESTRIAN CONTACT DETECTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230391282A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US18313715

    申请日:2023-05-08

    发明人: Kentaro YAMAMOTO

    IPC分类号: B60R19/48 B60R19/02 B60R19/18

    摘要: A pedestrian contact detection apparatus, for a vehicle, includes a bumper beam, an absorber, an upper rib, a lower rib, a contact detection sensor, and a cover. The upper rib and the lower rib each protrude from a front face of the absorber toward a vehicle front side and each extend discontinuously in a vehicle width direction. The lower rib is disposed on a vehicle lower side of the upper rib. A pressure tube extends in the vehicle width direction and is disposed between the upper rib and the lower rib. The cover covers a front face of the absorber from the vehicle front side, includes a support having insertion holes through which the upper and lower ribs are disposed, and is disposed on the vehicle front side of and adjacent to the bumper beam. The support supports the pressure tube from a vehicle rear side.