| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 296209000 | Sill | 35 |
| 20090189417 | Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle, preferably a two door sports car, is provided with a side wall section, in particular comprising a fender, which forms at least partially the outer wall of a wheel housing. A sill panel which covers a lateral sill of the motor vehicle in the connected state to the side wall section forms an outer wall of an air guiding channel. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090206634 | VEHICLE BODY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A SIDE SILL - According to the invention, a side sill of a vehicle body of a motor vehicle comprises an outer shell and an inner shell connected to each other via flanges. A reinforcement is removably attached to the outside of the outer shell, which reinforcement extends essentially over the entire length of the side sill in the vehicle longitudinal direction. By means of this reinforcement, a load introduced onto a point of the side sill is absorbed and distributed. This is especially relevant to achieving better crash characteristics in a side pole crash. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090261622 | SIDE SILL OF A VEHICLE BODY - A side sill of a body of a motor vehicle of sheet metal shell construction is composed of a sheet metal outer shell and a sheet metal inner shell which are welded to one another. A rolled profile for stiffening can be inserted into the side sill from an open end side and can be fastened to the side sill. In this way, a side sill can be stiffened by assembling the rolled profile after the basic construction of the body of the motor vehicle. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100038931 | STRUCTURE OF SIDE SILL GARNISH FOR CLOSURE STOPPER - A vehicle assembly includes a vehicle body frame, a closure connected to the vehicle body frame, a garnish connected to the vehicle body frame, and a closure stopper seat body disposed between the garnish and the vehicle body frame. The closure is movable between an open position and a closed position. The stopper seat body is configured to absorb an impact from the movable closure when the movable closure moves toward the closed position. The closure stopper seat body can be used with a number of different closures including a door, a tailgate, a trunk lid, and the like. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100072789 | VEHICLE FRAME SIDE SILL JOINTS - A vehicle frame assembly, system and method includes a vehicle frame assembly having a variable length longitudinal frame component. The longitudinal frame component is formed at a first length when used on a first vehicle type and formed at a second length when used on a second vehicle type. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100109385 | VEHICULAR SIDE BODY STRUCTURE - Side sill includes a side sill body formed of a steel plate, and a side sill reinforcing member formed by extruding an aluminum alloy and provided inside the side sill body. Reinforcing bracket formed by casting an aluminum alloy covers the outer surface of the side sill body. The reinforcing bracket has protruding portions projecting, through through-holes formed in the side sill body, generally toward the interior of the side sill to be fixed to portions of the side sill reinforcing member, so that the side sill reinforcing member is restrainedly held by the reinforcing bracket. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100140981 | ROCKER PANEL STRUCTURE - In a motor vehicle body, plates of a rocker panel reinforcement situated inside a rocker panel are led up to a terminus part manufactured from plastic. A front wall of the terminus part is led up almost to a tire envelope curve. In the event of a crash of the motor vehicle, occurring forces are introduced particularly early into the plates of the rocker panel reinforcement. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100270830 | VEHICLE BODY LATERAL SIDE PORTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle body lateral side portion structure including a side sill which has a closed cross-sectional structure formed from an inner panel and an outer panel, and is arranged along the vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein: an outer side wall of the outer panel includes a plurality of step portions; an arch surface which protrudes towards a vehicle exterior side taking, as an apex point, a vicinity of a join position with a center pillar of the vehicle body is formed in a portion of the outer side wall; the outer panel includes a planar portion adjoining the arch surface and a rectilinear portion extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction; a distal end portion of the side sill is connected to a front side frame of the vehicle body; and a rear end portion of the side sill is connected to a rear frame portion of the vehicle body. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110089722 | ROCKER PANEL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a rocker panel ( | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110140482 | SILL PANEL - A sill panel made of plastic extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is connected to the vehicle body. The sill panel is of an arched configuration and has an upper, upright fastening flange, which is connected to the vehicle body by fastening devices. Vertically oriented, upwardly open slots are provided in the fastening flange, between the fastening devices. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110254320 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - A rocker includes a lower wall portion, which is an inclined surface inclined downward toward the inside of a vehicle body, on the lower surface of the rocker, and a floor panel is bonded to the lower wall portion. Accordingly, when an in-plane tensile force is applied to the floor panel the in-plane tensile force is applied not in a direction where the bonding between the rocker and the floor panel is separated but in a direction where the bonding between the rocker and the floor panel is shorn. As a result, it may be possible to improve bonding strength. Further, a corner portion is formed at the end portion of the inclined surface facing the floor panel, and a frictional force is generated at the corner portion between the floor panel and the rocker. Therefore, a load, which is applied to the floor panel, can be distributed to the rocker. Due to these operations, reinforcing members and the like do not need to be provided, and it may be possible to improve the bonding strength between the rocker and the floor panel. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120086238 | REINFORCED ROCKER PANEL STRUCTURE - A motor vehicle rocker panel is formed of a rocker inner panel and a rocker outer panel of generally C-shape that are spot welded together and cooperate to define an open space therebetween. An extruded aluminum reinforcement member is captured within an open space and includes a generally box-shaped structure having vertical sidewalls engaging respectively with the rocker inner panel and the rocker outer panel, and also integral flanges extending from the corners of the box-shape into engagement with the rocker inner panel and the rocker outer panel. Structural adhesive and screws act between the reinforcement member, the rocker inner panel, and the rocker outer panel, thereby providing a strong, lightweight, and economical reinforcement of the rocker panel. In addition, stiffening ribs are provided for strength and cavities are defined to receive the flow of any excess adhesive. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120091761 | SILLBOARD ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A sillboard arrangement of a motor vehicle body is provided with a sillboard outside panel, a sillboard inside panel and a lateral wall outside panel. The sillboard inside panel and sillboard outside panel are joined together by at least one connecting flange hat extends in the longitudinal direction of the sillboard, and the lateral wall outside panel is attached to a bottom side of the sillboard outside panel in an area spaced apart from the connecting flange. The lateral wall outside panel can have secured to it an end cap, which at an end lying in the longitudinal direction of the sillboard profile exhibits a floor section that is essentially indentation free in relation to the transverse direction of the vehicle and spaced apart in the vertical direction of the vehicle from a bottom side of the lateral wall outside panel. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120091762 | SILL ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A sill arrangement of a motor vehicle body is provided that has a sill outer plate, a sill inner plate, and a side wall outer plate, the sill inner plate and the sill outer plate being connected to one another with at least one flange extending essentially in the sill longitudinal direction, and the side wall outer plate fastened at least regionally on a lower side of the sill outer plate at a distance from the connecting flange. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120153682 | Single Piece Vehicle Rocker Panel - A vehicle rocker panel is provided that is extruded as a single piece. As extruded, the rocker panel may include one or more interior reinforcing walls as well as interior and exterior design features. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120248825 | VEHICLE CHASSIS SIDE STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a vehicle chassis side structure comprising a side sill ( | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120256448 | VEHICLE BODY LOWER STRUCTURE - A vehicle includes a crush area disposed in front end part of each side sill, the crush area being crushable under a collision load upon collision in order to absorb the collision load. A bulkhead is disposed on the rear of the crush area inside the side sill. A reinforcing frame is attached to a side surface of the side sill facing a vehicle interior, one end of the reinforcing frame being joined to surface part of a portion, where the bulkhead is disposed, of the side sill such that the reinforcing frame extends rearwardly and inwardly in a vehicle width direction, the other end thereof being joined to a floor frame. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120306239 | STRUCTURE FOR SIDE SECTION OF VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130009425 | Injection Molded Rocker Panel - A rocker panel assembly for attachment to a vehicle, comprising a rocker panel body, a first end feature situated on a first end of the rocker panel body, and a second end feature situated on a second end of the rocker panel body. The rocked panel body has an outside surface generally presented in the form of a convex surface, and an inside surface generally presented in the form of a concave surface. The outside surface of the rocker panel body extends outwardly of the vehicle, to present an outboard section having a predetermined profile based on targeted aesthetic/performance characteristics. The inside surface of the rocker panel body has at least one transverse rib positioned therein, the transverse rib being arranged generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rocker panel body. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130009426 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A motor vehicle body is provided. The motor vehicle body includes a sill extending under a door opening and a fender fastened to the sill. A sill bulkhead seals off an inner hollow space of the sill at a face end and a first fastening point on the sill bulkhead fastens the fender to the sill. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130062912 | Carrier Element for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a carrier element for a motor vehicle made of steel, which comprises at least one closed cross-sectional area and at least one rolled profile produced from a tailored strip, which extends in longitudinal direction of the carrier element. In addition to this, the invention relates to a body of a motor vehicle. The object of making available a carrier element for a motor vehicle that cannot only be produced in a simple manner and can provide high strengths with same manufacturing costs is solved in that through the rolled profile a carrier element having at least one at least partially closed cross-sectional area is formed. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130069396 | Rocker Moldings For Vehicles - A rocker molding for attachment to a rocker panel of a vehicle includes a rocker garnish with an arcuate cross section. A garnish shelf extends from an upper edge of the rocker garnish such that the garnish shelf is substantially perpendicular to the rocker garnish. A riser portion extends from an inboard edge of the garnish shelf in a substantially vertical direction. A cap shelf extends from a top edge of the riser portion in an inboard direction. When the rocker molding is installed on the rocker panel of the vehicle, the garnish shelf extends from the rocker panel in an outboard direction, the riser portion is substantially flush with a skin of a vehicle door when the door is in a closed position, and a bottom edge of the vehicle door is spaced apart from the garnish shelf by at least a height H of the riser portion. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130140854 | VEHICLE BODY ROCKER STRUCTURE - A vehicle body rocker structure includes a plate-like inner member and a plate-like outer member that extend in a vehicle backward-forward direction and join with each other in a vehicle width direction as a structure member for constituting a rocker, wherein respective cross-sections of the inner member and the outer member include upper joint portions, lower joint portions, at least one convex portion caused to project to opposite sides joining therebetween, and concave portions disposed between the upper and lower joint portions as well as on a vehicle body upper and lower side of the convex portions, respectively, and the upper joint portions, the lower joint portions, and the convex portions of the inner member and the outer member are joined with each other, respectively and plural closed cross-sections are formed in the vehicle body up-down direction. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130207418 | ROCKER END PORTION STRUCTURE - A load transmission performance of transmitting load efficiently in a vehicle longitudinal direction of a rocker is improved. At a load input portion of a rocker, a sectional surface area, that is orthogonal to the vehicle longitudinal direction, of a rocker outer panel is greater than a sectional surface area, that is orthogonal to the vehicle longitudinal direction, of a rocker inner panel. Accordingly, load is sufficiently distributed and inputted to the rocker outer panel. Accordingly, a bending moment, that bends toward a vehicle transverse direction inner side at the rocker inner panel, is suppressed. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130307291 | STEP UNIT - A step unit that guides a sliding door of a vehicle includes a step member and a rail plate member. The step member includes first and second lower rails. The first lower rail has two ends that face toward each other to form a cutout portion in between. The rail plate member is arranged in the cutout portion. The step member includes an insertion hole and an extended portion. The insertion hole is located at a position corresponding to the cutout portion. The extended portion is extended from at least one of the two ends to support the rail plate member against a load received by the rail plate member from the roller. The rail plate member is inserted through the insertion hole from above the upper side of the step member and fixed by a fastening member to the step member. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140239674 | CONNECTING SYSTEM OF SIDE MEMBER FOR VEHICLE - A connecting system of a side member for a vehicle includes a member connecting member configured to connect a center side member and a rear side member provided at a floor of the vehicle in a length direction. The center side member, the rear side member, and a side sill are connected to one another through the member connecting member so as to improve frame rigidity and the center side member. The rear side member, the side sill, and the member connecting member are connected to a rear trailing arm mounting part, such that a moment occurrence is prevented and deformation of a car body is minimized to increase durability and to secure a battery mounting space, thereby making it possible to easily configure the layout. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140327274 | Extrusion Piece With Insert of Dissimilar Material - A profile piece includes: an extruded piece of a first material having a mouth portion along at least part of its length; and an insert of a second material different than the first material, the insert attached to the extruded piece by the mouth portion, wherein the insert is configured for welding the profile piece to a component of a third material different than the first material. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150137561 | COMPOSITE COMPONENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A roll-formed composite component for a motor vehicle body is disclosed, which includes a light metal layer, a steel sheet layer and an adhesive layer electrically insulating the light metal layer and the steel sheet layer against one another. The composite component can, on its own or together with other components, form a sill in a motor vehicle body. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150145288 | DOOR SILL ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a door sill assembly for a vehicle body, having a door sill outer part connected to a door sill inner part, wherein the door sill parts are, in part, constituents of a floor assembly of the vehicle. According to the invention, the door sill outer part is provided from an extruded aluminum profile and is connected to the door sill inner part by way of longitudinally running joining flanges that correspond to one another, wherein the door sill inner part is provided at least from a sheet aluminum part and a sheet steel part connected to said sheet aluminum part. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20160059897 | MICROTRUSS REPLACING STRUCTURAL FOAM IN BODY STRUCTURAL APPLICATION - A vehicle structural member, such as a rocker panel, including a micro-truss core. The structural member includes specially configured and opposing outer panels that are welded together to define a channel therein, where the micro-truss core is placed in one of the panels or is fabricated to one of the panels during the micro-truss fabrication process before the panels are secured together. The micro-truss core can include separate individual sections, where each section has a tailored stiffness for that location in the member, or the micro-truss core can be a continuous core, where different sections along the length of the core are fabricated with different stiffnesses. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160107705 | CONDUCTIVE POLYAMIDE COMPOSITION AND ARTICLE - An electrically conductive polyamide composition includes specific amounts of a polyamide-6, a poly(phenylene ether), talc, a hydrogenated block copolymer, carbon nanotubes, and a compatibilizing agent for the polyamide-6 and the poly(phenylene ether). The composition can contain little or no polyamide-6,6. The composition is useful for fabricating articles including automotive exterior side sill panels, and automotive exterior door panels. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160144899 | Profile Strip of a Vehicle Body - A profile strip of a vehicle body is provided, wherein the profile strip is configured with at least one shell component made of fiber-reinforced plastic material and with at least one pultrusion component. The profile strip is subjected to bending in a bending direction and the pultrusion component is arranged alongside the shell component, as seen in the bending direction. The pultrusion component is configured with an outer shell and with at least one inner crosspiece, which is coupled to the inside of the outer shell. The at least one inner crosspiece extends in the bending direction and the at least one shell component has additional inner ribs, which extend likewise in the bending direction. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160194034 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE | 07-07-2016 |
| 20180022392 | ROCKERS FOR VEHICLES AND VEHICLES COMPRISING SUCH ROCKERS | 01-25-2018 |
| 20190144041 | SYSTEM OF A REINFORCED STRUCTURAL ELEMENT | 05-16-2019 |
