Rollover protective body for a rollover protective device of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10328882-B2
Application number	US-201715614688-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2017
Priority date	Jun 6, 2016
Publication date	Jun 25, 2019
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019

Abstract

A rollover protective device for a motor vehicle has a rollover protective body ( 1 ) with a top side. A deformation cross bar ( 2 ) is attached to the top side of the rollover protective body ( 1 ) and has hollow profile body ( 3 ). The deformation cross bar ( 2 ) has at least one reinforcing body ( 4 ) inserted into the hollow profile body ( 3 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rollover protective device of a motor vehicle, comprising a substantially vertical rollover protective body having a top end; a deformation cross bar extending substantially linearly and horizontally at the top end of the rollover protective body, the deformation cross bar having a hollow profile body with an interior; and at least one reinforcing body configured to be inserted substantially linearly into the interior of the hollow profile body, the reinforcing body having an outer shape conforming to the interior of the hollow profile body so that the reinforcing body contacts the interior of the hollow profile body, the reinforcing body having a plurality of reinforcing segments with boundary walls forming cavities that define a honey comb structure with the cavities opening in directions transverse to the substantially linearly extending deformation cross bar.

2. The rollover protective device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reinforcing body comprises a plurality of reinforcing bodies inserted into the hollow profile body.

3. The rollover protective device of claim 2 , wherein each of the reinforcing bodies is produced from plastic.

4. The rollover protective device of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing segments are arranged in at least two rows next to one another, each of the rows having plural reinforcing segments arranged one above another in pairs and each having a common lateral boundary wall.

5. The rollover protective device of claim 4 , wherein each of the lateral boundary walls has a height offset in relation to the other lateral boundary walls.

6. The rollover protective device of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing segments are arranged one above another in at least two planes, and the planes have a lateral offset from one another in at least one direction.

7. The rollover protective device of claim 6 , wherein the lateral offset between the planes is selected so that the reinforcing segments can penetrate into one another under the action of a load.

8. The rollover protective device of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing segments are hexagonal, oval, circular or rectangular.

9. The rollover protective body of claim 1 , further comprising at least one conical penetration element attached to an end of the hollow profile body.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Schmitt Hans-Juergen

Classifications

• B60R2021/132

  Roll bars for convertible vehicles · CPC title

• B60R21/13 Primary

  Roll-over protection (electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements B60R21/01) · CPC title