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| 20080217960 | REINFORCING COMPONENT - A lengthwise extended component contains of a support that possesses flow channels in the direction of its longitudinal axis. The support additionally possesses external surfaces that are offset to each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis as well as a lateral external surface. These external surfaces are provided with a layer of a thermally expansible and curable composition. Reinforcing components of this type are suitable for stiffening and/or reinforcing hollow supports, such as the A-, B- or C-pillars, the roof edges or the rocker panels of vehicles, especially passenger cars. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080315627 | Automotive Body and Trim Assembly with Complementary Locating and Positioning Features and Method of Assembling Same - An automotive body and trim assembly is provided that utilizes locating features on only a single sheet metal layer of a multi-layer body frame pillar to position a trim member, thus minimizing variability in the final assembled position of the trim member. The single sheet metal layer has both a fore-aft-locating feature and a cross-car-locating feature. A fore-aft-positioning feature and a cross-car-positioning feature on the pillar trim member are spaced to permit contact with the fore-aft-locating feature and the cross-car-locating feature, respectively when the pillar trim member is assembled with the body frame pillar, so that only the single sheet metal layer determines the fore-aft and cross-car position of the pillar trim member. A method of assembling a pillar trim member and a body frame pillar having multiple sheet metal layers is also provided. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080315628 | Reinforcing member for vehicle center pillar - Deformation by camber recovery etc. due to non-uniform residual stress is suppressed, and occurrence of crack and burr is suppressed by improving press forming property of a roof side T-shaped portion, so that a reinforcing member having a predetermined shape accuracy is manufactured easily and inexpensively by pressing. A reinforcing member ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090085379 | REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A reinforcement member and reinforcement system for an article of manufacture (e.g., an automotive vehicle) are disclosed. The reinforcement member includes a carrier member and a reinforcement material and the carrier member includes one or multiple portions. The one portion or at least one of the multiples portions includes a reinforced portion that is divided into multiple sections. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090140551 | PILLAR FOR SUSPENSION OF A HINGED VEHICLE DOOR - A pillar for suspension of a hinged vehicle door includes an inner panel and an outer panel. The inner and outer panels are spaced apart from each other. A spacing sleeve is arranged between the inner and outer panels. The spacing sleeve has at least one through hole for receiving a screw extending between the inner panel and the outer panel for attachment of a hinge flange to the pillar. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090167059 | Pillar For Motor Vehicle And Tool For Making The Same - A stamped metal panel used as part of a pillar of a motor vehicle includes a main wall, an outer side wall, an inner side wall and a transitional portion. The outer side wall extends from one side of the main wall. The inner side wall extends from an opposite side of the main wall and forms a generally U-shaped cross section with the main wall and the outer side wall. The inner side wall has a first wall that extends from the main wall and a second wall that extends from an end of the first wall opposite from the main wall. The transitional portion extends arcuately between the first wall and the second wall. The transitional portion is substantially tangential with at least the first wall of the first side wall to facilitate removal of the panel from between upper and lower halves of a stamping tool. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100013269 | B-pillar having electronic control device, and/or method of making the same - Certain example embodiments relate to a vehicle pillar (e.g., a B-pillar) electronic control device, and/or a method of making the same. A pillar is molded, with the pillar being at least initially clear. An inner surface of the pillar is painted a desired color. Areas of the paint are laser etched away from the inner surface of the pillar to form one or more symbols. At least some of the symbols correspond to control buttons and/or indicators. Each symbol is substantially flush with an outer surface of the pillar. Control electronics are inserted into a recess formed in the pillar, with the recess being formed in the inner surface of the pillar. The control electronics are sealed in the recess via an adhesive. The adhesive may have a foam core. The pillar may be substantially impermeable with respect to debris and/or other elements. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100060036 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - A body side structure | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100060037 | PILLAR STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOBILE - A pillar structure of a vehicle is disclosed. The pillar structure includes a pillar, a front outer garnish, a triangular window, and a shielding portion. The pillar includes an outer panel and an inner panel. A flange portion of the outer panel and a flange portion of the inner panel are joined to each other so as to form a joint portion. The front outer garnish is attached to the pillar so as to cover the outer panel. The triangular window is supported by the pillar. The shielding portion shields the joint portion, thereby making invisible the joint portion from the outside of the vehicle through the triangular window. The front outer garnish and the triangular window are integrally molded, and the shielding portion is integrated with the front outer garnish. The joint portion is bent toward the inner panel or the outer panel. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100084890 | Upper Pillar Structure of Vehicle - An upper pillar structure of a vehicle may include a pad assembly for sealing an air intake portion formed between a side inner panel and a side outer panel, the pas assembly including a fixing member disposed at lower side of the air intake portion, and a rotating member, a portion of which is rotatably coupled to the fixing member and moves to top portion of the air intake portion by actuation of the side outer panel. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100090501 | VEHICULAR FRONT STRUCTURE - A vehicular front structure is configured so that stresses do not concentrate in the upper joint part and the lower joint part of a front pillar, and even if the front pillar is made thin, the joint strength of the upper and lower parts of the front pillar is improved. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100127532 | VEHICLE UPPER BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle upper body structure includes an inner member and an outer member assembled together to form a roof side rail, a pillar and a roof cross rail joined together at a junction. The junction includes an inverted U-shaped reinforcement bracket having two legs joined to the inner member and a central web extending between the legs, and a reinforcement panel disposed between the inner and outer members and retained on an upper surface of the central web of the reinforcement bracket. The outer member is joined to an upper surface of the reinforcement panel. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100181802 | COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT MEMBER FOR A BODY STRUCTURE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The reinforcement member of a body structure is composed of two member elements which are of u-shaped profile in cross section and which are arranged nested one inside the other. Turned-up limb portions of the outer member element have edge-side retaining lugs between which are arranged edge-side cutouts. The retaining lugs can be connected to turned-up limb portions of the inner member element, and connecting points to the bodywork outer shell are arranged in the interposed cutouts. The outer member element is composed of a high-strength steel material, with the inner member element being composed of a relatively low-strength steel material, and the terminating bodywork outer shell is formed from an aluminium material. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100187863 | BODY STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - For the reinforcement of a body structure of a motor vehicle which extends adjacent to a front side door of the vehicle, a hollow member structure formed by channel reinforcements is arranged in the body structure. The hollow member structure extends approximately in a horizontal plane from the B pillar into a rear region of the body structure. The channel reinforcements are intended to absorb, in a stable fashion, the forces which enter into the side part via the door in the event of a frontal crash. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100194146 | SIDE VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A pillar reinforcement of a center pillar comprises an upper part and a lower part with a boundary line of these parts being positioned below the middle level of the pillar reinforcement. The upper and lower parts respectively include side wall portions which extend along a vehicle side face and pairs of vertical wall portions which extend inwardly from front and rear end portions of the side wall portions. The pair of vertical wall portions of the lower part is slant relative to the vehicle width direction so that the distance between the vertical wall portions becomes wider toward the inward direction, and a slant angle of the pair of vertical wall portions of the lower part is greater than that of the vertical portions of the upper part. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100194147 | VEHICLE ROOF SUPPORT PILLAR ASSEMBLY - A vehicle roof support pillar assembly may include a first support pillar and a second support pillar. The first support pillar may have a first hollow body with a first side surface. The second support pillar may have a second hollow body with a second side surface, the second support pillar may be positioned next to the first hollow body when assembled and in use. The first and second side surfaces may contact each other along at least a portion of their vertical extent. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100231003 | PILLAR STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILE - A pillar structure that reduces bending deformation of the pillar toward the vehicle interior, during a vehicle side collision, by suppressing cross-sectional collapse of the pillar. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100231004 | Structural Member for a Motor Vehicle - A structural member of a motor vehicle, e.g., a “B” pillar, comprises a reinforcing member having an elongate core of ultra high strength steel and a casing of aluminum alloy, the casing having a constant section profile with a closed section cavity. The core is encased within the casing and the core and the casing bonded together by co-drawing the core and the casing through a die. The casing has a pair of spaced flanges which connect the reinforcing member to aluminum alloy pressings to form the structural member. The reinforcing member has considerable yield strength from the use of the ultra high strength steel in the core while the flanges, being of aluminum alloy, are readily joined by self-piercing rivets. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100244492 | Pillar Structure of Vehicle Body - A pillar structure of a vehicle body is provided with a pillar that forms a closed cross-sectional structure by means of an outer panel and an inner panel and extends substantially along the vertical direction. In the pillar structure, a reinforcing member is joined to a part including at least the periphery of an opening of the inner panel of the pillar. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100259070 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BODY PART OF A VEHICLE AND BODY PART OF A VEHICLE - A method is provided for producing a body part of a vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to providing a first profile part with at least one first welding flange and with a first opening as well as a second profile part with at least one third welding flange. The welding flange is at least partially arranged on the third welding flange subject to the formation of an at least partially closed form of the body part. The first welding flange and the third welding flange are arranged within the at least partially closed form. A first laser beam is guided through the first opening onto the first welding flange subject to the formation of at least one first laser weld seam between the first welding flange and the third welding flange. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100295336 | LOWER STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE FRONT PILLARS - In lower structures for vehicle front pillars, there are paired right and left side sills arranged in lower portions on both sides of a vehicle, respectively; an outer portion, in a vehicle width direction, of each side sill is formed of an outer reinforcement for a side sill; a inner panel for the side sill is arranged on an inner side, in the vehicle width direction, of each side sill; the front pillars are formed so as to stand on front ends of the side sills, respectively; outer panels for side bodies cover outer reinforcements for the respective front pillars and parts of the respective side sills; each outer reinforcement for side sill is segmented, in the vehicle front and rear direction, into three parts, that is to say, first to third components positioning sequentially from a front of the vehicle; strengths of the first to third components are set to be higher sequentially in this order; and the first, second, and third components are joined and integrated together. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100308623 | B-PILLAR FOR A VEHICLE - A B-pillar ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100314910 | PILLAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE AND TOOL FOR MAKING THE SAME - A stamping tool for forming a stamped metal panel used as part of a pillar of a motor vehicle is provided. The stamped metal panel is arcuate and has a u-shaped cross-section, the arcuate panel including a transitional portion so as to avoid a die lock condition. The tool includes an upper die, and a lower die, and transitional portion surfaces. The transitional portion surfaces tapers as the transitional portion surface extends from the ends of respective upper and lower dies to a first point. The transitional portion is substantially tangential with at least the first wall surfaces of the dies to facilitate removal of the panel from between upper and lower dies of a stamping tool. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110089719 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE FOR FITTING PILLAR GARNISH AND FENDER PANEL - A vehicle body structure for fitting a pillar garnish and a fender panel is provided which surely prevents a space formed yin the surface of a vehicle body from being viewed as black. The vehicle body structure includes a resin-made pillar garnish on a front surface side of a pillar of a vehicle body, a steel-made fender panel having an end on an end of the pillar garnish, and a seal member sealing a space between respective ends of the pillar garnish and the fender panel. The pillar garnish has an extending portion which extends in a direction from the end of the pillar garnish to the end of the fender panel. The fender panel has a flange which extends in a direction from the end of the fender panel to the end of the pillar garnish. The seal member is mounted on the extending portion and the flange. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110101734 | Vehicle part with structural reinforcement part - In a vehicle part with a structural reinforcement part, the structural reinforcement part comprises fibers embedded in plastic material to absorb tensile and/or compressive forces or tensile (F | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110101735 | FRONT PILLAR FOR AUTOMOBILE - A front pillar ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110127800 | CONSTRUCTION FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A construction for an automotive vehicle having a generally vertically extending pillar positioned adjacent a door opening as well as a laterally extending cross member having one end aligned with the pillar adjacent its bottom. A gusset has one end secured to one end of the cross member and a second end secured to the pillar. A crush box is attached to the pillar and includes at least a portion aligned with the second end of the gusset to provide a controlled pillar deformation resulting in a constant force-deformation loading of the gusset during a side impact. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110127801 | PILLAR FOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a pillar of a vehicle body structure for supporting the roof of an automotive vehicle. The pillar includes an outer panel having a side panel attached to an inner panel. The pillar further includes a first and second reinforcing member. The first reinforcing member has a planar surface and a first reinforcing edge. The second reinforcing member also has a planar surface and a second reinforcing edge. The first reinforcing member is spaced apart from the second reinforcing member, and the first and second reinforcing edges abut against respective side panel and inner panel portions so as to transmit load between the outer panel and the inner panel and reduce deformation of the outer panel under a predetermined load. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110133515 | PILLAR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a center pillar structure ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110140481 | STRUCTURAL BODY PILLAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A STRUCTURAL BODY PILLAR - A structural body pillar is provided for a motor vehicle having a structural component. The structural component is designed as closed hollow profile and extends in a longitudinal direction of the structural body pillar. Furthermore, the structural body pillar comprises a facing. The facing comprises an elastic material and is arranged in the direction of an outer side of the motor vehicle above the structural component. The structural component is designed unitarily and on a first side provides a support surface for a window of the motor vehicle. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110148150 | PILLAR COVER WITH INTEGRATED FIXING AID - The invention relates to a pillar finisher, which is connected by fastening means with the side post of a vehicle body. For fastening, dowel-like fixing aids are provided which penetrate the body sheet of the vehicle body in the intended final installed state and engage behind the vehicle body or lie in clamping against the body sheet. In order to make possible a simple mounting of the pillar finisher on the vehicle and in order to reduce the number of parts, provision is made that the fixing aids are produced as an integral component of the pillar finisher. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110156445 | MOTOR VEHICLE FEATURING A STRUCTURAL CAR BODY COLUMN WITH A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF A STRUCTURAL CAR BODY COLUMN - A motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a structural car body column with a structural component. The structural component is realized in the form of a closed hollow profile and features at least one recess. The structural component is connected to at least one region of the car body of the motor vehicle that adjoins the structural car body column by means of at least one welding seam. The at least one welding seam is arranged on the opposite side of the structural component referred to the at least one recess. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110156446 | VEHICLE BODY FORWARD PORTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle body forward portion structure is provided that can ensure necessary strength and reduce the weight of a front pillar portion. In vehicle body forward portion structure, front pillar lower is formed in an overall open cross section shape that opens inward in a vehicle width direction as seen in plan sectional view as a result of front pillar outer portion being joined to pillar reinforcement lower formed from high-tensile steel plate. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110163571 | VEHICLE SIDE SECTON STRUCTURE - A vehicle side section structure that is capable of a required stiffness and enables a reduction in weight of a roof side section is provided. A roof side rail that structures a vehicle side section structure is provided with: a roof outer panel that has length in a vehicle front-rear direction and is opened inward of the vehicle, and has a pair of upper and lower flanges; and a roof side frame member that is joined to the pair of upper and lower flanges of the roof outer panel at a pair of upper and lower flanges. The roof side frame member has, between the upper and lower flanges, an outward protruding portion that is protruded in a vehicle outward direction and an inward protruding portion | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110215615 | VEHICLE SUBSTRUCTURE - A vehicle substructure includes a side member inner | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110227370 | VEHICLE BODY - There is a pit-defining ( | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110233966 | AUTOMOBILE COLUMN - An automobile column, for example an A-column, a B-column, a C-column and/or a D-column, is made of sheet steel. The automobile column has a first region which underwent heat treatment, a second region which is not heat-treated, and a transition zone between the first and second regions. The transition zone is hereby defined by a width which is smaller than or equal to 50 mm. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110241383 | REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a reinforcement assembly for a beam. In at least one embodiment, the reinforcement assembly comprises a carrier member having a front side and a back side, a plurality of mass support sections, and at least one bendable portion disposed between adjacent mass support sections. Each mass support section has an opening extending from the front side to the back side, and a plurality of heat activated expandable masses supported on both the front side and the back side of the carrier member. Each heat activated expandable mass is positioned over a mass support section and each heat activated expandable mass is disposed on the front side being connected through the opening to a corresponding heat activated expandable mass on the back side. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110241384 | FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - There is provided a framework structure of a vehicle where high productivity can be obtained, a reinforcement and an outer frame can be completely welded to each other, and the reinforcing ability of the reinforcing member can be sufficiently obtained when the reinforcing member is provided on the outer member. A plurality of protruding portions, which protrudes toward an outer member, is formed on the outer surface of a reinforcement of a center pillar. These protruding portions are disposed so as to be separated from each other in the longitudinal direction of the reinforcement. Further, non-protruding portions where the protruding portions are not formed are formed in the vicinity of a belt line, and the protruding portions are formed at other positions. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110254318 | VEHICLE PILLAR STRUCTURE - A vehicle pillar structure is provided with a pair of front pillars for extending upward and rearward from a vehicle body. A pair of rails extend rearward from the pair of front pillars. A pair of rear pillars extend downward and rearward from the pair of rails to the vehicle body. The pair of rear pillars each have a clearance aperture formed therethrough. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110266836 | CENTER PILLAR ASSEMBLY OF 3-DOOR VEHICLE - A center pillar assembly of a 3-door vehicle may include a side outer panel, one end portion of which is formed with a quarter glass flange, an outer reinforcement member for a center pillar for reinforcing the side outer panel, in which its upper portion and its lower portion are formed in a cross section of ‘ | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110266837 | Body for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Producing a Motor Vehicle Body - The invention relates to a body for a motor vehicle and to a method for producing a motor vehicle body. Such a body comprises two roof frame longitudinal profiles ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110304175 | SKELETON STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - Provided is a side part structure of a vehicle capable of efficiently suppressing deformation of a rocker using a center pillar when the rocker begins to buckle due to a load transmitted from the center pillar to the rocker in the event of a side collision or the like, so that the deformation amount of the rocker may be decreased. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110309657 | BODY STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The body structure of a motor vehicle has a reinforcing support that runs directly adjacent to an upper cutout edge for the rear side window. The reinforcing support has a downwardly curved rear end held in a body-mounted supporting bracket and is connected to a reinforcing element. The reinforcing element is arranged adjacent to a rear edge of the rear side window and is connected to an inner side part. The reinforcing element forms a vertically oriented C pillar for force flux diversion into the body shell structure. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120061994 | PILLAR STRUCTURE FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - In a structure where a floor plate ( | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061995 | DEVICE REMOVING/RE-INSERTING STRUCTURE, AND DEVICE REMOVING/RE-INSERTING METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A demountable pillar | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120091758 | AUTOMOBILE COLUMN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOT-FORMED AND PRESS-HARDENED AUTOMOBILE COLUMN - An automobile column and to a method for producing an automobile column are disclosed. The automobile column has a region of a first type and a region of a second type which have mutually different strengths. A transition region having a width of less than 50 mm is formed between the two regions. The automobile column has in the region of the first type a bainitic structure and in the region of the second type a martensitic structure. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120098297 | VEHICLE SIDE PORTION JOINING PORTION STRUCTURE - There is provided a vehicle side portion joining portion structure capable of promoting a reduction in weight of a vehicle body and of effectively suppressing vibrations and deformations of a pillar, regardless of structures of the pillar and a rocker and the like. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120104799 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE COMPOSITE BODY STRUCTURE - An automotive vehicular structure includes a composite roof frame and elongated composite support members extending from the roof frame. The support members may be integral to the roof frame as a single piece. A method of assembling a vehicle is also provided. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104800 | Motor Vehicle Having a Windshield and Chassis Pillars - In a motor vehicle, a gap-shaped opening is provided between lateral end sections of the windshield and adjacent A-pillars. The air flows through this gap-shaped opening when the motor vehicle is moving. This reduces the formation of high loss vortices in the lateral area of the motor vehicle. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120126578 | Vehicle Hinge Pillar and Fender Insulator - A motor vehicle has a hollow space between a front pillar and a fender. A noise insulator panel is mounted within and fills the hollow the hollow space between the pillar and the fender panel to block and absorb the communication of noise to the weather strip that seals the door to the pillar. The noise insulator panel includes a housing portion of compressible foam material with a base wall that is oversized to fit in compression between the pillar and the fender panel to block the communication of noise and a sidewall that extend forwardly from the base wall to define a cavity facing the engine and tires. An absorber portion fills the open cavity of the housing portion. The absorber portion is made of a fibrous material that is secured within the cavity of the housing portion and acts to absorb noise. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120139295 | Supporting structure with a plug-in connection between two intersecting profile parts - A supporting structure with two intersecting profile parts is provided. Both profile parts are each designed as a Z-profile with a web and two flanges bent out of a plane of the web along bending lines, and, at an intersecting point, have corresponding recesses for a plug-in connection of the profile parts. A first profile part has, in a lower flange, a substantially right-angled recess which is adjoined by a vertically running slot in the web. A second profile part has a recess which extends from the upper flange of the second profile part into the web and ends at a distance from the bending line between the web and the lower flange of the second profile part. The distance is matched to the vertical extent of the slot of the first profile part such that a sliding fit is formed between the first and the second profile part. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120153675 | Reinforced B-Pillar Assembly with Reinforced Rocker Joint - A reinforced B-pillar assembly that achieves improved side impact resistance is provided in which the B-pillar assembly is mechanically coupled to an outer mounting surface of the rocker panel as well as to an extended brace that is attached to the upper and rear mounting surfaces of the rocker. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120153676 | UPPER VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOBILE - Disclosed is an upper vehicle body structure ( | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120161475 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Provided is a vehicle body structure that can increase the strength of desired positions in skeleton constituent members and improve shock-absorbing performance, without causing an increase in the weight of a vehicle. A vehicle body structure includes a front pillar, a center pillar, a roof side rail, and a side sill. A center pillar patch R/F is provided as a first reinforcing portion at a belt line portion of a front pillar outer R/F in the front pillar. Additionally, a high plate-thickness portion is formed as a second reinforcing portion over a region broader than a region including the center pillar patch R/F. Moreover, a high-strength portion is formed as a third reinforcing portion over a region broader than a region including the high plate-thickness portion. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120175915 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE IN THE REGION OF THE A-PILLAR AND THE WINDSHIELD CROSS MEMBER AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTION METHOD - The invention relates to a vehicle body structure in the region of the A-pillar and the windshield cross member, including an A-pillar on both sides of the body, wherein in the pillar construction of the A-pillar, the A-pillar has an A-pillar inner steel plate oriented approximately vertically and in the vehicle longitudinal direction. An approximately horizontal windshield cross member is connected at the ends thereof to the associated A-pillar inner steel plate by means of a welded connection. According to the invention, the windshield cross member is produced as a composite component made of an elongated aluminum beam having steel plate adapter parts that extend the aluminum beam at the ends thereof but are short in comparison to the overall beam length, and the steel plate adapter parts are connected to the associated A-pillar inner steel plate by means of the welded connection and to the aluminum beam by means of a riveted connection. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120200120 | STRUCTURE FOR FRONT SECTION OF VEHICLE BODY - A structure for the front section of a vehicle body, allowing a collision load to be efficiently transmitted from upper members to front pillars. A structure ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120242112 | VEHICLE STRUCTURE BODY - A vehicle structure body includes roof side rails | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120256445 | VEHICLE ROOF SUPPORT PILLAR - The vehicle roof support pillar is provided which includes a pillar inner panel, a pillar outer panel and a unitary closed-section reinforcement member. The unitary closed-section reinforcement member is disposed entirely within a chamber defined by the pillar inner panel and the pillar outer panel. The unitary closed-section reinforcement member includes an upper area and a lower area. The lower area of the unitary close-section reinforcement member has an increasing cross-section below the buckling line. The pillar inner panel includes upper and lower ends. The lower inner end has a greater width relative to the upper inner end. The pillar outer panel also has a progressively increasing width relative to the upper outer end. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120274098 | SERPENTINE SECTION STABILIZER FOR VEHICLE PILLAR - A vehicle body structure includes a vehicle roof member, a first panel, a second panel, and a serpentine-shaped reinforcement structure. The first panel connects with and depends downwardly from the vehicle roof member. The second panel connects with the first panel. The first panel and the second panel form, when connected, a vehicle pillar. The serpentine-shaped reinforcement structure includes a plurality of peak sections and a plurality of valley sections and is disposed in the vehicle pillar between the first panel and the second panel. The reinforcement structure is fixed to the first panel via a weld at a peak section. The reinforcement structure is closest to the second panel at a valley section. A method for manufacturing a vehicle body structure is also disclosed. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120274099 | STRUCTURE FOR SIDE PORTION OF VEHICLE BODY - A structure for a side portion of a vehicle body, wherein the respective lower parts of a front pillar are joined to a side sill. A pillar's lower part ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120299334 | STRUCTURE FOR SIDE SECTION OF VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body side part structure having high strength against a load in a frontal collision and a load in a side collision. A side panel outer member ( | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120313400 | VEHICLE PILLAR ASSEMBLY - A vehicle pillar assembly is provided which includes a roof rail, a rocker, a first hollow support member, and a second hollow support member. The first hollow support member and the second hollow support member each includes a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and optionally a fourth wall. The first hollow support member and the second hollow support member each include a tubular lower area that extends upwardly from the rocker panel. The tubular lower area includes at least one crush initiator. The first hollow support member and the second hollow support member also each include an upper section that extends downwardly from the roof rail. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130020833 | VEHICULAR CENTER PILLAR AND VEHICLE - A vehicular center pillar with improved proof stress against loads input from above a vehicle includes a pillar body that extends in a vertical direction of the vehicle and has flanges, formed on the front and rear sides of the pillar body, that extend in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a reinforcing member that connects the front flange to the rear flange. The reinforcing member includes a predetermined connection portion that rectilinearly connects the front flange to the rear flange in the longitudinal direction. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130020834 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TUBULAR STRUCTURAL PART, AND TUBULAR STRUCTURAL PART - In a method of making a tubular structural part for a motor vehicle, a metal plate is contoured and preformed in at least one shaping step into a tubular body. Subsequently, the tubular body is end-formed into the structural part by internal high-pressure application while free contact regions snugly bear upon one another. The structural part is at least partially heated and quenched in a holding tool acted upon with a coolant. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130020835 | STRUCTURAL TUBE AND METHOD - A structural metal tube having a variable thickness varying between a minimum thickness and a maximum thickness providing structural rigidity and support for the tube. The structural tube may be polygonal, such as rectangular and utilized as an automotive A pillar, wherein the thicker wall provides a support for a hinge plate. The method includes rolling the desired configuration of the tube and welding the thinner edges. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130033072 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILE - A space between the trailing edge of a front fender and the outer surface of a front pillar lower in the vehicle width direction is covered with a synthetic resin enclosure inserted from the wheel housing side. The upper end of a main body of the enclosure is provided with an upper extending portion extending toward the lower end of the front pillar upper, and a reinforcing rib is formed on the outer surface of the upper extending portion so as to make the reinforcing rib in contact with the inner surface of a projecting portion of the front fender. A pressure applied to the projecting portion of the front fender is transmitted to the front pillar lower via the reinforcing rib, and thus the surface stiffness of the projecting portion of the front fender can be improved without adding a particular reinforcing member. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130043703 | Node For Connecting Vehicle Body Portions - A node is configured for connecting body portions of a vehicle. The node includes a first portion configured for attachment to a first vehicle body portion, and a second portion configured for attachment to a second vehicle body portion. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130140851 | B-Pillar Reinforcement of a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a B-pillar reinforcement of a motor vehicle having an upper region for joining the B-pillar reinforcement to the roof region of the motor vehicle and a lower region for joining the B-pillar reinforcement to a floor support of the motor vehicle, which B-pillar reinforcement comprises at least one hollow profile made of metal, in particular steel, and the hollow profile forms the upper and lower regions of the B-pillar reinforcement. The object of providing an improved B-pillar reinforcement which, on the one hand, is optimised in respect of a load-appropriate configuration with a minimum weight, allows a very good integration of additional components of the B-pillar, is achieved in that the hollow profile has at least to some extent a substantially trapezoidal cross-sectional surface in one of the regions and has an at least partly U-shaped cross-sectional surface in the other region. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130187409 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - An outer pillar panel is fixed to an inner pillar panel defining a vehicle pillar with a closed box cross section. A vertically extending cavity is defined between the inner and outer pillar panels. The outer pillar panel includes a first contact portion within the cavity. The roof side rail is rigidly fixed to the upper ends of the inner pillar panel and the outer pillar panel. The brace is fixed to the inner pillar panel within the cavity. The brace includes a second contact portion facing the first contact portion but is spaced apart therefrom by a predetermined gap with the inner and outer pillar panels in an undeformed state. The first contact portion contacts the second contact portion when an external force above a prescribed amount is applied to the vehicle body structure. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130187410 | REINFORCEMENT FOR A VEHICLE PILLAR - A reinforcement for a vehicle pillar, for example, the B pillar of a vehicle is provided. The reinforcement includes a reinforcing structure and a stiffening structure. The reinforcing structure is configured with an upper end region for connection to the vehicle roof and with a lower end region for connection to the underfloor and/or a sill structure of the vehicle. The stiffening structure is connected to the reinforcing structure in order to stiffen the reinforcing structure against a side impact of the vehicle. The reinforcing structure has at least one material section which projects with respect to the stiffening structure, which serves to connect the reinforcing structure to the outer skin and/or the inner skin of the vehicle pillar. The reinforcing structure comprises a weldable non-boron steel and the stiffening structure comprises a hardened boron steel. A vehicle pillar having such a reinforcement is also provided. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130193716 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body structure, an inner panel of a frame member has an inner side flange joined to an outer side flange of a side outer panel. The inner side flange has a front side flange that extends outward in a vehicle width direction from a vehicle upper side end portion of an inner side wall portion and a rear side flange that extends inward in the vehicle width direction from the vehicle upper side end portion of the inner side wall portion. A cutout formed to open to the vehicle upper side in the inner side wall portion between the front side flange and the rear side flange in the vehicle width direction is positioned inside a closed cross-section formed by a front portion of a roof panel and a header panel as seen in a vehicle side view. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130234469 | FRONT PILLAR FOR AUTOMOBILE - A front pillar for an automobile includes a hollow member, an outer panel, and an inner panel. The inner panel has a restricting concave section receiving therein a part of the hollow member to restrict relative displacement of the hollow member in a vehicle width direction relative to the inner panel. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130234470 | FRONT PILLAR FOR AUTOMOBILE - A front pillar for an automobile includes an outer panel, an inner panel, and a hollow member disposed between the outer and inner panels. Outer flanges of the outer and inner panels are overlapped with each other to form a closed void section and a seal attachment section. The seal attachment section includes a rear section reinforcing member and a front section reinforcing member sandwiched between the outer flanges of the outer and inner panels in a rear end section and a front end section, respectively, of the front pillar, and a gap channel formed to communicate with the closed void section by partially separating the outer flanges of the outer and inner panels at a central section of the front pillar. The reinforcing members are joined to an outer wall section of the hollow member. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130234471 | FRONT PILLAR FOR AUTOMOBILE - A front pillar for an automobile includes an outer panel, an inner panel, a hollow member sandwiched between the outer and inner panels, and a reinforcing member. The outer panel has a glass attachment flange section extending along an edge of the windshield. The hollow member has a first concave section provided on an upper wall section at a terminal end of the hollow member. The first concave section is downwardly separated from the glass attachment flange section of the outer panel. The reinforcing member has a second concave section welded to the first concave section and downwardly separated from the glass attachment flange section of the outer panel. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130241238 | FRONT PILLAR FOR AUTOMOBILE - A front pillar for an automobile includes an outer panel, an inner panel, and a hollow member disposed between the outer and inner panels. The outer panel has a roof-joining outer flange section projecting toward a roof skin flange section of a roof beyond the hollow member, and joined by spot welding to the roof skin flange section. A roof-joining extended flange section is joined by welding to at least two surfaces of the hollow member, extended to project toward the roof skin flange section beyond the hollow member and overlap the roof-joining outer flange section, and joined by spot welding to the roof skin flange section together with the roof-joining outer flange section. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130241239 | VEHICLE PILLAR STRUCTURE - A vehicle pillar structure includes a reinforcement that is provided in a vehicle pillar and that includes a buckling portion and a strain reducing face portion, wherein the buckling portion serves as a starting point of buckling; and the strain reducing face portion is adjacent to the buckling portion in a lateral direction of the reinforcement and reduces strain that occurs when the buckling. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130278017 | PILLAR STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE BODY REAR PORTION - The present invention provides a pillar structure for a vehicle body rear portion which can suppress deformation of a pillar when a load is applied outward to a slide door in a state in which said slide door is closed. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130285414 | AUTOMATIC VEHICLE STIFFENED PILLAR ASSEMBLY - A hinge pillar assembly employed for attaching a front door to an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The hinge pillar assembly includes a first pillar and a second pillar. The first pillar has cavities, which are capable of receiving bulkheads. The bulkheads are adapted based on dimensions of the cavities in order to substantially secure the bulkheads in the cavities. The second pillar is mounted over the first pillar to enclose the bulkheads. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130300155 | CENTER PILLAR UPPER PORTION JOINING STRUCTURE - A center pillar upper portion joining structure that may improve joining strength and rigidity between an upper portion of a center pillar and a roof side rail. A recess portion that is indented to the vehicle inner side is formed in a roof side rail outer panel at a joining portion with a center pillar. An upper portion extended portion that closes off the recess portion is provided at an upper portion oft a center pillar reinforcement, and an upper end portion of the upper portion extended portion is joined to the roof side rail outer panel. In a vehicle rear elevation view, an upper face of the recess portion is provided upward in the vehicle relative to a centroid of a cross section of the roof side rail. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130313859 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE CUT ZONES - A structural reinforcement for insertion into a cavity of a vehicle structure and method for making the same, the reinforcement including adjacent reinforcing segments and rigid bridges located between adjacent reinforcement segments. The rigid bridges are located for simplified separation of the reinforcement segments post-vehicle crash. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140008938 | METAL REINFORCEMENT FOR B-PILLAR - A metal reinforcement for a B-pillar of an automotive vehicle includes a lower flange and an upper structure. The lower flange is adapted to adjoin a door sill structure of the automotive vehicle, and the upper structure includes a central portion, surrounded by a plurality of spaced, paired regions. In each paired region, members are identically ordered in position from the central portion, and both members of each paired region have the same profile thickness. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140028056 | VEHICLE-BODY SIDE PORTION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A center pillar includes a first reinforcement panel which is arranged between an outer panel and an inner panel, comprises a bottom wall portion, both-side vertical wall portions extending in a vehicle width direction from the bottom wall portion, and both-side flange portions, and has a cross section formed in substantially a hat shape. A second reinforcement panel comprising a bottom wall portion and both-side vertical wall portions and having a cross section formed in substantially a U shape is arranged inside the first reinforcement panel. The second reinforcement panel is joined to the first reinforcement panel such that only the bottom wall portion and one of the both-side vertical wall portions are joined to the bottom wall portion and one of the both-side vertical wall portions, respectively. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140028057 | UPPER VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - An opening portion is formed at a specified portion of a roof gusset which covers part of a panel joint portion from below. A pair of center-pillar side joint portions is provided at an outward end portion of the roof gusset, which is joined to a center pillar directly or via another panel member. A pair of first high-rigidity portions is provided at specified portions of the roof gusset which overlap the opening portion in a vehicle width direction and overlap the center-pillar joint portions in the vehicle longitudinal direction, respectively. A second high-rigidity portion is provided at an inward end portion of the roof gusset to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140054927 | SIDE VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A load transmission portion which projects toward a roof rail outer panel is provided at a position between the roof rail outer panel and a roof rail inner panel which is located substantially at the same longitudinal-position as an upper end of a pillar outer panel. Accordingly, a center pillar can be properly restrained from coming into a vehicle compartment, restraining any improper increase of the number of components. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140062138 | REAR PILLAR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A rear pillar apparatus for a vehicle may include a rear pillar supporting a rear quarter of the vehicle, and a reinforcement member mounted on the rear pillar, wherein the rear pillar has a support vertically supporting the rear quarter, a door-upper portion configured to support a roof between a door and the roof, a rear end extending from the support and connected with a rear side of a vehicle body, and a glass seat formed between the door-upper portion and the rear end configured to mount a rear glass, and wherein the reinforcement member includes an upper reinforcement member integrally mounted on the door-upper portion, the glass seat, and the rear end, in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a vertical reinforcement member mounted on the support and connected to the upper reinforcement member. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140077528 | SEALING DEVICE - A sealing device, such as a sealing bulkhead for a motor vehicle, is provided that can be arranged or is arranged between an inner column part of a motor vehicle and an outer column part of the motor vehicle and includes, but is not limited to a holder fixed on the inner column part, a separating body fixed on the a holder and at least sectionally closes a gap formed between the inner column part and the outer column part, as well as a supporting unit fixed on the separating body and on the outer column part in order to fix the outer column part on the inner column part. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140077529 | VEHICLE BODY SKELETON STRUCTURE - A skeleton body comprises a rocker rear, a rear pillar, and a rear wheel house which are joined together. An inner corner portion which forms a rocker reinforcement is formed on the inner side of a bent portion located near the joint portion. A bulging portion having a three-dimensional curved surface shape bulging in a convex shape is formed at the inner corner portion. The rocker reinforcement is formed in such a manner that an upper wall portion, an upper end flange portion, and a rear end standing wall portion are formed on the inner side of the bent portion so as to be directed in three directions and so as to continue to the bulging portion at a position at which the upper wall portion, the upper end flange portion, and the rear end standing wall portion surround the bulging portion. Also, the upper end flange portion is joined to both a rocker inner panel and a pillar inner panel, and the rear end standing wall portion is joined to a wheel house outer panel. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140084630 | PILLAR STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A pillar structure for a vehicle includes: a glass to form a vehicle compartment; a pillar to support a roof panel; and a pillar outer cover disposed at an outer side of the pillar. A flow passage is provided between the pillar and the pillar outer cover. The flow passage includes an inlet port, an air-water separator, an air outlet port, and a discharge port. The air outlet port is disposed at a position with a pressure lower than a pressure in a vicinity of the inlet port during running of the vehicle. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140084631 | FRONT PILLAR STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A front pillar structure for a vehicle includes a windshield; a front door; a front pillar located between the windshield and the front door; a pillar outer cover disposed on an outer surface of the front pillar; and a side mirror. A flow passage for flowing air is formed between the pillar outer cover and the front pillar. An inlet port and an air outlet port are respectively formed at the front and rear of the flow passage. The flow passage is provided with ribs to separate air and rain water from each other. The air outlet port is open toward the rear of the vehicle at a position slightly higher than the upper edge of the door mirror. The air outlet port has a longitudinal dimension approximately one-fifth of the longitudinal dimension of the inlet port. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140117719 | FRONT PILLAR OF VEHICLE - A front pillar structure of a vehicle may include an outer side panel disposed on an outer side in a traverse direction of a vehicle, an inner side panel attached to the outer side panel with an opening formed therebetween, and a reinforcement inserted through the opening between the inner side panel and the outer side panel, Wherein the reinforcement may be attached to the outer side panel and the inner side panel to close the opening to have a closed cross-section. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140125090 | VEHICLE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Method for producing a vehicle component, in particular a motor vehicle component, in particular a B-pillar, including providing a first aluminum alloy and a second aluminum alloy. The second alloy composition substantially matches the first aluminum alloy composition. Performing a heat-treatment of the first alloy to increase the ductility of the first alloy. Performing a heat-treatment of the second alloy. The heat-treatment of the first alloy differing from the heat-treatment of the second alloy. Welding together the heat-treated first alloy and the heat-treated second alloy to obtain a composite part. Shaping the composite parts into a motor vehicle component. The motor vehicle component sub-region of the first alloy can be designed as a predetermined deformation region when a force is applied due to an accident to achieve a good combination of rigid regions for example forming a safety cell, and deformable regions forming a crumple zone for absorbing energy. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140145469 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY WITH LIGHTWEIGHT COMPONENT - A motor vehicle body includes, but is not limited to a lightweight component of a composite material and a metallic structure, on which the lightweight component is fastened. The metallic structure includes, but is not limited to a first groove, in which a first edge strip of the lightweight component engages. Between two surfaces of the first edge strip facing away from one another and side walls of the first groove located opposite these surfaces, an adhesive layer is formed. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140152052 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY WITH WHEEL INSTALLATION STRUT - A motor vehicle body is provided with a lateral front wall and a wheel installation strut connected therewith with an inner component and an outer component with an outer side wall. The outer component includes, but is not limited to a front portion with a lower front connecting flange, which is connected to the inner component and forms an angle with the horizontal which amounts to a maximum of approximately 20°, and a rear portion with a lower rear connecting flange, which is connected to the lateral front wall and forms an angle with the vertical which amounts to a maximum of approximately 20°. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140152053 | SIDE OUTER PANEL FOR VEHICLE - A first outer panel has: a first general surface; and a first flange section having an end section of the first general surface recessed more than the first general surface . A second outer panel has: a second general surface having a surface flush with the first general surface; and a second flange section that is recessed from the second general surface and is joined overlapping with the first flange section . A joint that is recessed more than the first and second general surface is formed in the joined section. A filler substance is provided in the joint, and the section from the first general surface to the second general surface is formed in a continuous surface. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140159427 | SIDE LOWER VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A side lower vehicle body structure of a vehicle includes a side seal, a center pillar and a reinforcing member. The side seal extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and has a channel. The center pillar has one end disposed in the channel of the side seal and the other end extending in a height direction of a vehicle. The reinforcing member is disposed in the channel of the side seal and combined with the center pillar. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140191536 | METHOD, VEHICLE REINFORCEMENT & VEHICLE - A method of manufacturing a vehicle reinforcement includes the step of a) joining a first portion comprising boron steel to a second portion comprising more ductile material than boron steel to form a vehicle reinforcement, and b) heat treating at least one part of the first portion after the joining so that the vehicle reinforcement comprises at least one hardened zone of boron steel and at least one soft zone of more ductile material than boron steel. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140239672 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - First to third steel members are cut to form predetermined planar shapes using press machines and form an upper member, a reinforcement member and a lower member. The carbon content of the third steel member is set lower than the carbon content of the first and second steel members. The upper member, the reinforcement member and the lower member are then assembled. The reinforcement member is superposed on the upper member. The upper member and the lower member are partially superposed. The superposed portions of the upper member and the reinforcement member and the superposed portions of the upper member and the lower member are then respectively joined by spot welding to form a blank member. The spot welded blank member is then heated to a temperature of a transformation point or higher, and the blank member is hot press formed by one press machine. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140252804 | PILLAR COVERING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A pillar covering for motor vehicles is described. The pillar covering has a carrier part having an integrated window guide web and a mounting element, a narrowing at the point of contact of the window guide web with the carrier part, and a cover part connected to the carrier part via a contact surface, whereby the carrier part and the cover part form at least one common end portion and the contact surface within the end piece runs over a length of at least 1 mm at a mean angle of 5° to 60° above or below a mean axis along the contact surface outside the end piece. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140265448 | VEHICLE PILLAR CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD - An automotive vehicle including a pillar assembly. The pillar assembly comprises a structural reinforcement member and an associated garnish. The garnish is constructed of an elongated polypropylene inner layer mated to a cooperatively shaped fiber filled outer layer. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140265449 | FRONT PILLAR GARNISH - A vehicle assembly includes a vehicle body including a structural pillar. A headliner at least partially covers an exposed interior surface of the pillar. An interior garnish is secured to the headliner and is configured to conceal a lower edge portion of the headliner and cover at least a portion of the pillar. The interior garnish includes a main body having a pillar facing surface, a passenger compartment facing surface, a first longitudinal side portion, an opposite second longitudinal side portion, and an upper end portion. The interior garnish further includes a first engagement member located adjacent the first side portion and a second engagement member located adjacent the second side portion. The first engagement member is configured to hold the interior garnish in an install position relative to the headliner, and the second engagement member is configured to secure the interior garnish to the headliner. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140284967 | PILLAR STRUCTURE - A pillar structure that is configured to include an outer panel and an inner panel and in which an opening portion into which a retractor is inserted is formed in a lower portion of the inner panel, wherein a portion of the inner panel is depressed to the outside of a vehicle, whereby a retractor connection portion to which the retractor is connected, a front-side inclined portion disposed and inclined on the front side in a vehicle front-back direction of the retractor connection portion, and a rear-side inclined portion disposed and inclined on the rear side in the vehicle front-back direction of the retractor connection portion are formed, and an inclination of the rear-side inclined portion is formed gentler than an inclination of the front-side inclined portion. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140333095 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BODY PART OF A VEHICLE AND BODY PART OF A VEHICLE - A method is provided for producing a body part of a vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to providing a first profile part with at least one first welding flange and with a first opening as well as a second profile part with at least one third welding flange. The welding flange is at least partially arranged on the third welding flange subject to the formation of an at least partially closed form of the body part. The first welding flange and the third welding flange are arranged within the at least partially closed form. A first laser beam is guided through the first opening onto the first welding flange subject to the formation of at least one first laser weld seam between the first welding flange and the third welding flange. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140339855 | PILLAR STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A pillar structure for a vehicle, to which a hinge of a door is attached, wherein a fragile portion is formed, respectively, above and below an attachment position of the hinge, wherein a force application member is disposed in one fragile portion of the fragile portions to transmit an external load to the fragile portions via across the one fragile portion, wherein a reinforcement member is disposed in the other fragile portion of the fragile portions to suppress deformation of the other fragile portion, and wherein the reinforcement member is in close contact with an inside of the other fragile portion. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140354012 | STRUCTURE FOR SIDE PORTION OF VEHICLE BODY - The center pillar outer member ( | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150048654 | Body Component - A motor vehicle column includes an inner shell and an outer shell made from a metal, which are connected to each other in respective flange regions and which enclose a hollow space between them. In the hollow space a reinforcement element having a basic body made from a fiber composite plastic is arranged to strengthen the body component. The reinforcement element includes a metallic insert, which connects the reinforcement element to the inner and/or outer shell. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150123429 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - A vehicle body ( | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150145286 | HINGE PILLAR ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INNER RETAINER PANEL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A hinge pillar assembly includes a hinge pillar panel that is cast from a die casting process, and that defines an interior surface. An acoustic foam layer is disposed adjacent the interior surface of the hinge pillar panel. An inner retainer panel is attached to the hinge pillar panel. The inner retainer panel secures the acoustic foam layer between the inner retainer panel and the hinge pillar panel. The hinge pillar assembly is cast to define a cored boss that is used to retain the hinge pillar panel within an upper ejector half of a die set during the casting process. A fastener is disposed in the threaded engagement with the cored boss to attach the inner retainer panel to the hinge pillar panel. A vehicle component may be attached to the inner retainer panel. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150336619 | PRESS COMPONENT AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The top plate section of the metal stock is pressed and clamped against a punch by a pad, a portion that will be at the outside of the L shaped curve is pressed and camped against a die by a blank holder, a bender is moved, and a vertical wall portion at the inside of the L shaped curved of the metal stock sheet and the flange portion joined to the vertical wall at the inside of the L shaped curve are molded. The metal stock sheet is moved in the direction toward the blank holder while the metal stock sheet being pressed and clamped, and a vertical wall portion at the outside of the L shaped curve of the L shaped hat shaped cross-section and the flange portion joined to the vertical wall at the outside of the L shaped curve are molded. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150353139 | REINFORCING AGENT FRAME STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE - A reinforced frame structure such as vehicle pillar and more particularly a hinge pillar region for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The reinforced frame structure includes at least one substantially planar reinforcement member positioned within an outer floor section by an inner base profile forming the cavity. The reinforcement member is arranged with a first coupling portion between the outer bottom profile and the inner bottom section for securing these sections. A second coupling portion is formed on the outer bottom profile and/or at the inner bottom section and is particularly dimensionally fitted, fixed or defined. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160001737 | PILLAR GARNISH - A pillar garnish includes a body, a sliding plate, a mounting base, and a bridging portion. The body includes a decorative surface facing an inner side of a compartment of a vehicle and a back surface opposite from the decorative surface. The body extends in an extending direction of a pillar of the vehicle and mounted to the pillar with space between the back surface thereof and the pillar. The sliding plate is slidable along the back surface. The mounting base on the back surface is for mounting the body to the pillar. The bridging portion on the body is for retaining space in which the sliding plate is inserted between the back surface and the mounting base and for holding the mounting base. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160039359 | FRONT PILLAR EXTERIOR GARNISH FOR A VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body assembly includes a front pillar extending at an incline rearwards and upwards to form a part of a door opening. The front pillar includes a tubular structural member. The structural member defines a vehicle exterior-side wall section and a passenger compartment-side wall section. A windshield is adhered to the vehicle exterior-side wall section of the structural member. A pillar outer cover is disposed outwardly of the front pillar and is secured to the exterior-side wall section of the structural member. The pillar outer cover includes an edge section overlapping and sealingly engaged to the windshield. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039466 | AUTOMOBILE FRONT PILLAR LOWER STRUCTURE - Deformation of a vehicle compartment is suppressed at the time of a small overlap collision. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039470 | Center Pillar Structure - A center pillar structure for a vehicle comprises a center pillar including an outer panel and an inner panel that are joined together and form a closed cross section. The inner panel includes a front flange and a rear flange that are elongate in the vertical direction, a front surface and a rear surface that extend toward the vehicle interior side respectively from a rear end of the front flange and a front end of the rear flange, and a base surface that connects the front surface and the rear surface. Dimensions of the front surface and the rear surface in the vehicle width direction increase as the center pillar extends upward from a lower end of the center pillar to a height of the belt line, and decrease as the center pillar further extends upward from the belt line to the upper end. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039471 | FRONT PILLAR ATTACHMENT FOR A VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body assembly includes a front pillar including a unitary, one-piece tubular structural member having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion. The structural member defines a vehicle exterior-side wall section and a passenger compartment-side wall section. A first structural node is fastened to the passenger compartment-side wall section at the first end portion of the structural member. A second structural node is fastened to the passenger compartment-side wall section at the second end portion of the structural member. The structural member is formed of a first metal and each of the first and second structural nodes are formed of a second metal different than the first metal. An electrically nonconductive adhesive is interposed between the structural member first end portion and the first structural node and is interposed between the structural member second end portion and the second structural node. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160046328 | STRUCTURAL COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a structural component | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160059894 | Vehicle Center Pillar - A center pillar according to the present invention has a configuration in which a central portion of an inner panel on an interior side includes an inner front surface and an inner rear surface that respectively extend from ends of a front flange and a rear flange toward a vehicle interior side, an inner central surface that is located between the inner front surface and the inner rear surface, first beads that respectively project in a step shape from a front edge and a rear edge of the inner central surface toward the vehicle interior side, and second beads that further project in a step shape toward the vehicle interior side from the first beads and are respectively continuous with ends of the inner front surface and the inner rear surface on the vehicle interior side, the first beads and the second beads extending below a belt line. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160068115 | FRONT PILLAR GARNISH - A front pillar garnish to be mounted to a front pillar in an interior of a vehicle includes a garnish body. The garnish body includes a first garnish component and a second garnish component. The first garnish component includes a first design surface. The second garnish component includes a second design surface. At least one of the first garnish component and the second garnish component includes a garnish component body and a shock absorbing portion that extends from the garnish component body over a back surface of the other one of the first garnish component and the second garnish component. The shock absorbing portion is integrally formed with the garnish component body. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160068116 | PILLAR GARNISH - A pillar garnish for covering a pillar of a vehicle includes a first garnish component and a second garnish component. The first garnish component is made of thermoplastic elastomer olefin and includes a sidewall opposite an airbag disposed between the pillar and the pillar garnish. The second garnish component is made of material having rigidity higher than the first garnish component and disposed so as to overlap the first garnish component. The second garnish component includes a garnish body having a plate-like shape and a clip mount for holding a tether clip to be fixed to the pillar. The clip mount protrudes from a surface of the garnish body on a pillar side. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160107701 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure is configured in such a manner that a left center pillar is covered with a left pillar garnish and a left gusset is joined to the upper end of the left center pillar. The left center pillar is provided with a pillar bead protruding toward the outside of a vehicle compartment. The left gusset is provided with a gusset bead that protrudes toward the vehicle compartment along the pillar bead. The gusset bead and the pillar bead form a first closed cross-section. An engagement section that is insertable into a first opening of the first closed cross-section is provided at the upper end of the left pillar garnish. | 04-21-2016 |
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