Joint structure body of members

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10059381-B2
Application number	US-201515113479-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2015
Priority date	Mar 5, 2014
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

Mechanical properties, in particular torsional rigidity and absorbed energy properties in axial crushing, of a joint structure body including a joint formed by joining members are further improved.
Provided is a first member, a second member, an end of the second member being thrust against a surface of the first member, and a joint that joins the first member and the second member are included. The joint includes an end flange that is formed continuously along the end of the second member and of which at least one part overlaps the surface of the first member and a unit joint that joins the end flange and the first member. The end flange is formed continuously to at least one part of the end of the second member via a rising curved surface portion and the rising curved surface portion includes a wall-thickened portion of which a sheet thickness is made larger than a sheet thickness of the second member. At least one part of the unit joint is provided in a range of 3 mm or less from a boundary between the end flange and the wall-thickened portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A joint structure body of members comprising:
a first member;
a second member, an end of the second member being thrust against a surface of the first member; and
a joint that joins the first member and the second member,
wherein the joint includes an end flange that is formed continuously along the end of the second member and of which at least one part overlaps the surface of the first member and a unit joint that joins the end flange and the first member,
the end flange is formed continuously to at least one part of the end of the second member via a rising curved surface portion and the rising curved surface portion includes a wall-thickened portion of which a sheet thickness is made larger than a sheet thickness of the second member, and
at least one part of the unit joint is provided in a range of 3 mm or less from a boundary between the end flange and the wall-thickened portion.

2. The joint structure body of members according to claim 1 , wherein
the second member has a substantially hat-like or gutter-like cross-sectional shape,
the end flange includes a ridge flange formed at an end of a ridge between a web part and a wall part forming the substantially hat-like or gutter-like shape, and
the rising curved surface portion between the ridge and the ridge flange is formed as the wall-thickened portion.

3. The joint structure body of members according to claim 2 , wherein the unit joint is formed continuously from the end of the ridge to an end of at least one part of the web part and the wall part continuing to the ridge.

4. The joint structure body of members according to claim 1 , wherein the unit joint is formed continuously over an entire length of one part of the end flange, the part being in contact with the surface of the first member.

5. The joint structure body of members according to claim 1 , wherein unit joints are formed intermittently in the end flange, and a length of the unit joints is a length of 50% or more of an entire length of an area where the end flange and the first member are in contact.

6. The joint structure body of members according to claim 1 , wherein a spot welding portion is further provided in the joint.

7. The joint structure body of members according to claim 1 , wherein the first member is a floor tunnel or a side sill of an automobile, and the second member is a floor cross member.

Assignees

• Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp

Inventors

• Otsuka Kenichiro
• Fujimoto Hiroki
• Nakazawa Yoshiaki
• Yasuyama Masanori

Classifications

• B62D27/023 Primary

  Assembly of structural joints · CPC title

• B62D27/026

  Connections by glue bonding (in general F16B11/00; processes C09J5/00) · CPC title

• B23K11/11

  Spot welding · CPC title

• B62D25/20

  Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} · CPC title

• B62D25/00

  Superstructure {or monocoque structure} sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for {(having impact absorbing means B62D21/15; running-boards, steps, or the like as superstructure sub-unit B60R3/00)} · CPC title