Motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10286956-B2
Application number	US-201715789871-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2017
Priority date	Apr 22, 2015
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

An impact protection element for a vehicle is disclosed. The impact protection element includes a side sill composed of fiber-reinforced plastic, where the side sill is formed as a hollow profiled element and includes an outer wall element, which forms an impact surface, and an inner wall element, which lies opposite the outer wall element and can be connected to a vehicle structure. A reinforcing element composed of fiber-reinforced plastic is disposed in the side sill and includes at least one flat connecting surface which connects the outer wall element to the inner wall element and is oriented substantially parallel to the XY plane of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An impact protection element for a vehicle, comprising:
a side sill composed of fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the side sill is formed as a hollow profile and includes:
an outer wall element as an impact surface; and
an inner wall element, wherein the inner wall element is disposed opposite the outer wall element and is connectable to a vehicle structure;

a reinforcing element composed of fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the reinforcing element is disposed in the side sill and includes at least one flat connecting surface, wherein the at least one flat connecting surface connects the outer wall element to the inner wall element and is oriented substantially parallel to an XY plane of the vehicle, wherein the reinforcing element extends substantially over a length of the side sill, and wherein the reinforcing element is formed integrally with the outer wall element or the inner wall element.

2. An impact protection element for a vehicle, comprising:
a side sill composed of fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the side sill is formed as a hollow profile and includes:
an outer wall element as an impact surface; and
an inner wall element, wherein the inner wall element is disposed opposite the outer wall element and is connectable to a vehicle structure;

a reinforcing element composed of fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the reinforcing element is disposed in the side sill and includes at least one flat connecting surface and wherein the at least one flat connecting surface connects the outer wall element to the inner wall element and is oriented substantially parallel to an XY plane of the vehicle;
wherein the reinforcing element and the side sill are separate components and wherein the reinforcing element is attached to the outer wall element and to the inner wall element;
wherein the outer wall element and the inner wall element are separate components and include respective flanges for connecting the inner wall element and the outer wall element.

3. The impact protection element as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the reinforcing element has a hat profile and includes two flat connecting surfaces, an outer planar attachment element, and two inner attachment surfaces.

4. The impact protection element as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the two flat connecting surfaces, the outer planar attachment element, and the two inner attachment surfaces are formed integrally.

5. An impact protection element for a vehicle, comprising:
a side sill composed of fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the side sill is formed as a hollow profile and includes:
an outer wall element as an impact surface; and
an inner wall element, wherein the inner wall element is disposed opposite the outer wall element and is connectable to a vehicle structure;

a reinforcing element composed of fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the reinforcing element is disposed in the side sill and includes at least one flat connecting surface and wherein the at least one flat connecting surface connects the outer wall element to the inner wall element and is oriented substantially parallel to an XY plane of the vehicle;
wherein the reinforcing element includes:
a first flat connecting surface, a first outer attachment surface, and a first inner attachment surface formed integrally; and
a second flat connecting surface, a second outer attachment surface, and a second inner attachment surface formed integrally;
wherein the first outer attachment surface overlaps and is connected to the second outer attachment surface to form an outer planar attachment element.

6. The impact protection element as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the reinforcing element has a box profile and includes two flat connecting surfaces, an outer planar attachment element, and an inner planar attachment element.

7. An impact protection element for a vehicle, comprising:
a side sill composed of fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the side sill is formed as a hollow profile and includes:
an outer wall element as an impact surface; and
an inner wall element, wherein the inner wall element is disposed opposite the outer wall element and is connectable to a vehicle structure;

a reinforcing element composed of fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the reinforcing element is disposed in the side sill and includes at least one flat connecting surface and wherein the at least one flat connecting surface connects the outer wall element to the inner wall element and is oriented substantially parallel to an XY plane of the vehicle; and
a honeycomb structure composed of a fiber-reinforced plastic, wherein the honeycomb structure is disposed in the side sill.

8. The impact protection element as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the honeycomb structure is disposed in a cavity defined by the reinforcing element.

9. A vehicle comprising an impact protection element as claimed in claim 1 .

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Keuthage Lennart
• Loch Robert

Classifications

• B62D29/043

  Superstructures (B62D25/161 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D25/025 Primary

  Side sills thereof · CPC title

• B62D21/157 Primary

  for side impacts · CPC title