Hemming structure for hybrid-type door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10654347-B2
Application number	US-201816002307-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2018
Priority date	Dec 13, 2017
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed is a structure for a hybrid-type door, which is capable of preventing deformation caused by difference in thermal expansion coefficient between an outer panel of aluminum alloy and an inner panel of iron steel. The structure for a hybrid-type door may include an inner panel and an outer panel made of different material from the inner panel. In particular, an end portion of the inner panel may be hemmed by an end portion of the outer panel with the end portions of the inner panel and the outer panel being brought into contact with each other. A sealer may be applied to a contact area at which the inner panel and the outer panel are brought into contact with each other, and the sealer may include a first sealer that may be curable at a room temperature, and a second sealer that may be curable at a temperature greater than a curing temperature of the first sealer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A structure for a door, comprising:
an inner panel; and
an outer panel made of different material from the inner panel,
wherein an end portion of the inner panel is hemmed by an end portion of the outer panel with the end portion of the inner panel and the end portion of the outer panel being brought into contact with each other,
wherein the inner panel and the outer panel are configured to be brought into contact with each other to form an inner contact area and an outer contact area, a sealer is applied to the inner contact area only among the inner contact area and the outer contact area, and corresponding portions of the inner panel and the outer panel at the outer contact area are directly in face to face contact with each other,
wherein the sealer comprises a first sealer that is curable at a first curing temperature and a second sealer that is curable at a second curing temperature, and
wherein the first sealer is applied to form a first layer and the second sealer are applied to form a second layer, and the first layer and the second layer are adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction along the inner contact area.

2. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the first curing temperature and the second curing temperature are different.

3. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the second curing temperature is greater than the first curing temperature.

4. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the first curing temperature is room temperature.

5. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the second curing temperature is at a temperature range of about 180 to 200° C.

6. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the first sealer comprises two or more of urethane resins, and the second sealer comprises an epoxy resin.

7. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the first sealer has an elongation of about 60 to 80%, and the second sealer has an elongation of about 5 to 20%.

8. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the inner panel comprises an iron steel, and the outer panel comprises an aluminum alloy.

9. A vehicle comprising a structure of claim 1 .

10. A structure for a door, comprising:
an inner panel; and
an outer panel made of different material from the inner panel,
wherein an end portion of the inner panel is hemmed by an end portion of the outer panel with the end portion of the inner panel and the end portion of the outer panel being brought into contact with each other,
wherein the inner panel and the outer panel are configured to be brought into contact with each other to form an inner contact area and an outer contact area, a sealer is applied to the inner contact area only among the inner contact area and the outer contact area, and corresponding portions of the inner panel and the outer panel at the outer contact area are directly in face to face contact with each other,
wherein the sealer comprises a first sealer that is curable at a first curing temperature and a second sealer that is curable at a second curing temperature,
wherein the first sealer is applied to form a first layer and the second sealer is applied to form a second layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer are stacked in a vertical direction of the inner contact area, and
wherein the first sealer comprises two or more of urethane resins, and the second sealer comprises an epoxy resin.

11. A structure for a door, comprising:
an inner panel; and
an outer panel made of different material from the inner panel,
wherein an end portion of the inner panel is hemmed by an end portion of the outer panel with the end portion of the inner panel and the end portion of the outer panel being brought into contact with each other,
wherein the inner panel and the outer panel are configured to be brought into contact with each other to form an inner contact area and an outer contact area, a sealer is applied to the inner contact area only among the inner contact area and the outer contact area, and corresponding portions of the inner panel and the outer panel at the outer contact area are directly in face to face contact with each other,
wherein the sealer comprises a first sealer that is curable at a first curing temperature and a second sealer that is curable at a second curing temperature,
wherein the first sealer and the second sealer are mixed and applied within the inner contact area, and
wherein the first sealer comprises two or more of urethane resins, and the second sealer comprises an epoxy resin.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Choi Ki Hyun
• Kim Jai Hak

Classifications

• B21D39/028

  Reinforcing the connection otherwise than by deforming, e.g. welding · CPC title

• B60J5/0469

  for door panels, e.g. hemming (hemming equipment B21D39/00) · CPC title

• B60J10/16 Primary

  consisting of two or more plastic materials having different physical or chemical properties (B60J10/17 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60J10/86

  arranged on the opening panel · CPC title

• B60J5/0484

  hybrid, i.e. plastic moulded onto metal parts · CPC title