| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 296193020 | Interior lateral support | 44 |
| 20090021050 | STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A structural reinforcement system is provided for an automotive vehicle. In another aspect of the present invention, an upper structural beam is employed which extends in a cross-vehicle direction adjacent to a vehicle belt-line. A further aspect of the present invention employs an upper structural beam with a recessed central portion. Yet another aspect of the present invention uses a structural reinforcement system in a convertible roof vehicle. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090033126 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL SYSTEM - An instrument panel system includes box sections that increase the stiffness, rigidity, and natural frequency of the instrument panel system. A two-piece instrument panel system provides a two-tone appearance with differing die draws and grains. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090152898 | Pipe member and method of manufacturing the same - To provide a pipe member composed of a small-diameter metal pipe and a large-diameter metal pipe integrated via a double pipe structure part. A diameter expanding punch | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090174223 | INTEGRATED BRACKETS FOR VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANELS - An integrated bracket for attaching multiple components to a vehicle instrument panel reinforcement includes a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion. The first attachment portion is configured to receive a first component and the second attachment portion is configured to receive a second component. The integrated bracket also includes at least one flange for attaching the integrated bracket to an instrument panel reinforcement. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090302641 | DASHBOARD SUPPORT, AND METHOD OF MAKING A DASHBOARD SUPPORT - A dashboard support for a motor vehicle includes a tubular cross member for installation between A-pillars of a vehicle body, and a holder joined to the cross member for attachment of functional vehicle components. The cross member has at least one slot, oriented in a direction transversely to a longitudinal axis of the cross member, for receiving a limb of the holder such as to allow adjustment of a position of the holder in relation to the cross member by sliding and/or turning the limb before the holder is being joined to the cross member. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090315363 | Floor Top Crossmember - A device for securing a rear seat within a cab of a vehicle, comprising a crossmember configured for attachment to a floor pan of the vehicle, the crossmember cooperating with the floor pan to provide a cavity for storing items within the cab. When the crossmember is attached to the floor pan and the rear seat is attached to the crossmember, the crossmember is contained within the space between the seat and the floor pan without extending into a passenger leg room area. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100001552 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR COWL CROSSBAR - A mounting structure for a cowl crossbar includes a front pillar, a cowl crossbar provided on an inside portion of the front pillar, and a cowl crossbar mounting member for mounting the cowl crossbar on the inside of the front pillar. The cowl crossbar mounting member includes guide pins provided on a inner side of the front pillar, a cowl crossbar bracket supported by an end of the cowl crossbar and having guide portions for guiding the guide pins, and a pipe bolt fastened to the end of the cowl crossbar through the cowl crossbar bracket. The cowl crossbar is mounted on the front pillar by using the cowl crossbar mounting member so that the cowl crossbar is engaged to the side of a vehicle in a straight line. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100052366 | Tube Arrangement and Crossbeam Having Such a Tube Arrangement - A tube arrangement comprises a first tube and at least one second tube, the first tube and the second tube being arranged in relation to one another with an offset transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the tubes and with a partial overlap region in the longitudinal direction of the tubes, so that a first end of the first tube is arranged at a side of the second tube and a second end of the second tube is arranged at a side of the first tube. The tube arrangement has, further, at least one connection element which fixedly connects the first tube and the second tube to one another in the overlap region. The connection element has a first end wall and a second end wall spaced apart from the first end wall in the longitudinal direction of the tubes, which end walls extend, in the overlap region, between the tubes transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the latter and are fixedly connected to these, and two longitudinal walls which are spaced apart from one another transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction and which extend in the longitudinal direction of the tubes from the first end wall to the second end wall and are fixedly connected to these. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100171339 | Support Element for a Cockpit Beam - A support element for a cockpit structure of a motor vehicle with a body, as well as a cockpit structure of a motor vehicle, which is provided in the area between the A-columns of the body of a motor vehicle, includes at least one cockpit carrier and a support element. This cockpit structure which on the one hand is optimized in respect of the material consumption, and at the same time makes shorter manufacturing times possible, as well as, on the other hand, fulfills the safety requirements in the event of an offset and/or lateral impact, has a modular design and, by the use of different cockpit structure parts, in particular different cockpit carriers and/or support elements, can be adapted to the individual body concerned. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100244491 | MOTOR VEHICLE DASHBOARD CROSS-MEMBER - A motor vehicle instrument panel cross-member ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100289296 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A FIRST SUB-ASSEMBLY TO A SECOND SUB-ASSEMBLY IN AN AUTOMOBILE - An attachment device ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110095570 | Vibration Dampener with Floating Positive Mechanical Connection - A support brace supports the instrument panel above the floor pan of an automotive chassis and includes a lap joint that dampens the transmission of low range vibrations through the support brace to the instrument panel. The support brace is formed in two pieces, an upper member and a lower member, that have an overlap section between them, where an elastomeric pad joins the two members. The elastomeric pad can be bonded to the overlap sections or joined with rubber buttons inserted through holes formed in the overlap sections. The overlap sections are vertically spaced above the floor pan to position the elastomeric pad above the heat generated by the vehicle exhaust system. A floating positive mechanical connection in the form of an interlocking tab on one member engaged through an opening in the other member, which stays out of metal to metal contact unless the elastomeric pad fails. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110187154 | COCKPIT CROSS BEAM WITH VARIABLE STEERING COLUMN ANGLE OF INCLINATION - A cockpit cross beam for a motor vehicle includes at least one structured metal section arranged on the driver's side, wherein the metal section exhibits cross-sectional areas varying in the axial direction and has connection elements for connecting the metal section to other structural parts of a motor vehicle body. A cockpit cross beam that permits variable steering column angles of inclination with identical steering column connection is achieved in that the metal section arranged on the driver's side in each case has rotationally symmetric cross-sectional areas as connection elements at its ends and the cross-sectional areas of the ends have a common rotational axis. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110215614 | Lightweight cross-car beam and method of constructing a structural member - A cross car beam or other elongated structural member including a series of walled open ended sections fixed end to end in a linear array by having ends joined to respective sides of a series of interposed junction plates. The junction plates may have locator features formed thereon to properly position the respective ends of adjacent sections and to be located in a welding fixture. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110227369 | STRUCTURE OF HIGH-STRENGTH VEHICLE BODY MEMBER - The strength and rigidity of a high-strength-vehicle-body-member main part can be effectively improved. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110233964 | STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE HIGH-STRENGTH MEMBER - Provided is a high-strength element structure for a vehicle body with high strength and rigidity effectively maintained while an increase in weight is reduced. The high-strength element structure for a vehicle body includes a vehicle high-strength element body ( | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110233965 | STRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES BOLT FASTENING PORTION HAVING HIGHER RESISTANCE AGAINST EXTERNAL FORCE - A structure ( | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110241381 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body structure, a frontal crash performance is improved by establishing a transmission path of a frontal crash load by a floor frame ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110254316 | Steering Support Frame - The present invention provides a steering support frame composed of a deck cross member and fastening brackets attached to right and left ends of the deck cross member, and structured by fastening the fastening brackets to respective fitting parts provided in right and left vehicle body frames so as to bridge the deck cross member between the right and left vehicle body frames. To connect the deck cross member and the fastening brackets, one of the ends of the deck cross member is welded to both of a body plate and a surface contact plate of the fastening bracket on a driver seat side, and the other end of the deck cross member is welded only to a body plate of the fastening bracket on a passenger seat side, whereby the deck cross member has a strength difference between the driver seat and passenger seat sides. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110285174 | Transverse-member module for a motor-vehicle - The present invention relates to a transverse-member motor-vehicle module for receiving the instrument panel and reinforcing the bodywork for the direct connection of the two A-pillars of a motor vehicle, composed of a transverse member with a steering-column retainer, where the transverse-member module, i.e. not only the transverse member but also the steering-column retainer, are manufactured using a metal-plastic-composite design (hybrid technology), and these are composed of at least one main body and of at least one first thermoplastic part and one second thermoplastic part, where these have been securely bonded via injection moulding firstly to the main body and simultaneously the various plastics parts have been bonded to one another, where the two plastics parts are composed of different plastics materials and these are injected in the bi-injection moulding process, where they fuse with one another when they encounter one another. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120019026 | VEHICLE CROSS MEMBER ASSEMBLY WITH TUNNEL BRACKET - A vehicle cross member assembly is provided which includes first and second cross members each having first and second ends, and first and second connectors connects to the first ends of the cross member to vehicle structures. The assembly includes a bracket connected to a tunnel structure on a vehicle. The bracket includes first and second brackets for connecting the second ends of the first and second cross members. At least one of the first and second cross members is configured to move laterally inward and downward into the tunnel during a sufficient lateral impact of the vehicle. Additionally, one or more seats may be mounted to the cross members such that the seats move inward and rotate away from the point of impingement during a side impact event. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120043785 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY HAVING STRUCTURE-REINFORCING FRONT FRAME ATTACHMENT - A motor vehicle body is provided having a front wall structure and having at least one lateral longitudinal girder, at least regionally situated in front of the front wall structure in the travel direction of the vehicle, and having a reinforcement element, which is connected to the front wall structure and to the longitudinal girder, the longitudinal girder and the reinforcement element, in a connection section lying in front of the front wall structure in the travel direction, being at least partially overlapping viewed in the vehicle transverse direction and being directly connected to one another. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120299333 | CROSS CAR BEAM ASSEMBLY INCLUDING REINFORCED POLYMERIZED ELEMENTS - A cross car beam for a vehicle having a molded base, a molded steering column structure attached to the forward side of the driver's side of the molded base, and a molded driver side structure attached to the rearward side of the driver's side of the molded base. One of the molded base, the molded steering column structure, and the molded driver side structure is composed of a polymers or blends of polymers reinforced with fibers to provide strength. An optional tensile member such as a steel tube is attached to the molded base. The tensile member is composed of a metal or a reinforced polymerized material. One of the molded base, the molded steering column structure, and the molded driver side structure may include a class A surface. Alternatively or in addition a class A part may be attached to one of these structures. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130001985 | VEHICLE CABIN INTRUSION MANAGEMENT - A hanger beam assembly for a vehicle comprises a support beam extending in a vehicle widthwise direction. The support beam includes a first beam member. The first beam member is positioned between a blower assembly of a vehicle HVAC system and a dashboard on a front passenger side of the vehicle. The first beam member is configured to at least partially sever the blower assembly and direct a lower portion of the blower assembly having a blower motor away from the dashboard during a crash incident to at least partially prevent intrusion of the lower portion of the blower assembly into the dashboard. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130038089 | EXTEND AND BREAKAWAY BRACKET FOR GLOVE BOX - A dashboard assembly that includes a cross-car beam extending across at least a portion of the width of the automobile. Also included is a cross-car beam post secured to the cross-car beam. Further included is an energy absorbing bracket operably connecting the cross-car beam post to a glove box assembly, where the energy absorbing bracket comprises a plurality of apertures for permitting deflection of the bracket in the event of movement of the cross-car beam post. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130181483 | MOTOR VEHICLE CHASSIS WITH LATERAL SEAT-CUSHION SUPPORT REINFORCEMENT - A motor vehicle chassis includes two lateral floor supports and a seat-cushion support part positioned between two lateral raisers fixed on top of the lateral floor supports and assembled with the lateral floor supports. The chassis further includes two seat-cushion support reinforcements each assembled with a lateral floor support and with a lateral raiser, each seat-cushion support reinforcement including: a substantially horizontal plate extending the seat-cushion support part laterally, assembled with the lateral raiser along a substantially vertical mating edge of the plate, and a single support leg extending downwards from the plate, assembled with the lateral floor support, and the assembly end of which is positioned vertically below the plate, some distance from a projection onto the horizontal of the mating edge. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130241235 | DASHBOARD CROSSBEAM COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO SECTIONS ATTACHED TO EACH OTHER BY WELDING - The crossbeam according to the invention comprises at least two sections, each section comprising at least one wall and being assembled to the other section in a junction region so as to form said crossbeam. The walls of said sections are fastened to each other by a weld made by induction brazing. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130278016 | Magnesium-Composite Structures with Enhanced Design - A segmented tube formed of a magnesium-based alloy and wrapped or jacketed with a reinforcement to apply a restraining force on the external surface of the tube for resisting fragmentation of the tube by the compressive force applied to the end of the tube serves as a structural member for receiving a compressive stress applied to an end of the tube and acting along the axis of the tube toward the opposing end of the tube. The magnesium alloy tube is comparatively light, and the segmented and wrapped or jacketed tube has an increased capacity to absorb compressive forces. The tubes are useful as components of automotive vehicles. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140015282 | BAFFLE STRUCTURE OF OPEN CAR - A baffle structure of an open car that may be disposed in a traverse direction at a rear side of a seat of the open car to protect an occupant, may include a lower cross member that may be disposed along a lower floor panel of a vehicle body in the traverse direction and of which a cross-section thereof may be in a shape of pipe, an upper cross member that may be disposed in the traverse direction at a predetermined distance from the lower cross member and of which a cross-section thereof has quadrangle shape, and a column of which a lower end portion thereof may be connected to the lower cross member, an upper end thereof may be connected to the upper cross member, and a cross-section thereof has a quadrangle pipe shape. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140084629 | Steering Support Member - A steering support member according to the present invention supports a steering shaft, extends in a vehicle width direction and is fixed at both ends to lateral sides of a vehicle, is molded of a light alloy or a resin composite material. And the steering support member includes a fixing portion having a shape of a truncated cone that extends toward a vehicle front side from the vicinity of a position supporting the steering shaft, a top of the fixing portion being fixed to a dash panel delimiting an engine room in a vehicle front portion, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs that are arranged upright along tangents to a circle constituted by the top of the fixing portion and to a bottom circle. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140103685 | Lightweight Cross-Car Beam and Method of Construction - A cross car beam is constructed as a tubular member including a series of bracing plates internally bracing a series of tubular member segments to markedly increase its strength and stiffness so that a much lighter cross beam is obtained. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140217780 | INSTRUMENTAL PANEL SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A support structure is configured for locating an instrument panel within a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The support structure includes a support bracket and an end bracket. The support bracket is attached to a body panel of the vehicle. The support bracket includes a lateral biasing guide. The end bracket is attached to an end of the instrument panel. The end bracket has a first side. The first side abuts the lateral biasing guide of the support bracket such that the lateral biasing guide biases the instrument panel in a lateral direction until the end bracket abuts the lateral datum surface of the first body panel. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140232140 | INSTRUMENT PANEL STRUCTURE - Supporting members are provided between an instrument panel reinforcement and a display, and the supporting members and a duct are set so as to overlap as seen in side view. Further, at the duct, a through-hole through which the supporting member passes is formed in a duct portion, and a through-hole through which the supporting member passes is formed in a duct portion. Therefore, due to the supporting members, that support the display, being passed-through the duct portion, the supporting members are provided so as to overlap the duct as seen in plan view. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140319879 | Method for Producing a Hollow Profile and Hollow Profile Component - A method for the production of a hollow profile, which is a cockpit cross-member for a motor vehicle, involves braiding endless fibers around a core that forms the inner contour of the hollow profile to produce a fibrous hollow structure. After the braiding, the fibrous hollow structure is, in the elastic state, removed from the core in a non-destructive manner, molded into an end contour by application of internal pressure and overmolded with a plastic. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140327270 | MOTOR VEHICLE DASHBOARD CROSSBEAM - The A motor vehicle dashboard crossbeam includes a tubular beam made in a single piece provided to extend between the A posts of the structure of the motor vehicle substantially in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle and means for fastening a or each end section of the beam on an A post. The fastening means includes a first and second fastening opening in the longitudinal direction, the first opening being formed through the beam. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140333094 | STEERING HANGER ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A steering hanger assembly for a vehicle, the steering hanger assembly including a beam structure for supporting a steering column. The beam structure includes a first beam that extends from a right front pillar toward the center of the vehicle width, a second beam that extends from a left front pillar toward the center of the vehicle width and that overlaps the front end of the first beam, and left and right beam connection members that connect the front ends of the first and second beams together. The beam structure is connected by vehicle body connection members also to other vehicle body constituting members of the vehicle body, which are different from the left and right front pillars. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150291221 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING TWO STRUCTURAL PARTS TO EACH OTHER, COMPRISING A FLOATING POSITIONING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a device for attaching a cross-member of a dashboard to a front pillar lining, said device comprising a reinforcing element ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160107693 | Vehicle Body - A vehicle body, preferably for a motor vehicle with four wheels, includes two side members extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, at least one support, which extends in the vehicle transverse direction between the two side members, and at least one molded foam part that reinforces the vehicle body. The foam part is arranged in a lateral structure of the vehicle body at the height level of the support. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160121929 | CROSS-MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A COMPONENT TO A VEHICLE FRAME BEAM - A cross-member is provided for a vehicle having a frame structure including two longitudinal beams, wherein the cross-member includes a main portion and two end-sections wherein each end section includes an outer surface for facing an inner surface of a longitudinal frame beam wherein the cross-member includes at least one protrusion extending from the outer surface of the end-sections for being introduced into a hole or notch of the frame beam for forming a form-lock to one more components to be mounted to the longitudinal frame beam. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160137231 | Vehicles Having A Cross-Vehicle Stabilizing Structure - Vehicle structures for dissipating energy associated with a collision are described herein. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a first side support extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a second side support extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and spaced apart from the first side support in a vehicle lateral direction that is transverse to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and a cross-vehicle stabilizing structure extending between the first side support and the second side support, the cross-vehicle stabilizing structure including a first joint portion coupled to the first side support, the first joint portion including a stiffness-reducing portion positioned within a perimeter of the first joint portion, a second joint portion coupled to the second side support, and a cross-vehicle stabilizer portion coupled to the first joint portion and the second joint portion. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160159402 | LOWER VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A single cross member extending in a vehicle width direction is provided between a portion of a side sill which is positioned near a center pillar and a tunnel portion. A pair of seat-rail mounting seats are provided at a lower portion of the tunnel portion to be spaced apart from the cross member in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A seat rail is rigidly connected to the pair of seat-rail mounting seats at its bottom face. Thereby, the lightweight, high rigidity, and quietness of the vehicle can be attained. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160159406 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes a side sill formed of high strength steel and a seat cross-member formed of high strength steel. A floor pan is welded to at least one of the side sill and the seat cross-member. A flange includes a base extending from the seat cross-member and a tab extending from the base. The tab is spaced from the seat cross-member and is welded to the floor pan and the side sill. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160200221 | MOTOR-VEHICLE FRAME | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160200367 | MOTOR VEHICLE DASHBOARD CROSSBEAM | 07-14-2016 |
