Sill and vehicle frame of a vehicle body and method of manufacturing a sill

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11040740-B2
Application number	US-201916671328-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2019
Priority date	Nov 2, 2018
Publication date	Jun 22, 2021
Grant date	Jun 22, 2021

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sill of a vehicle body (3). The sill is characterized in that the sill (10) comprises at least a first sill profile (11) and a second sill profile (12), in that the sill profiles (11, 12) extend in the longitudinal direction of the sill (10) and each comprise a connecting surface (111, 121) which faces the further sill profile (11, 12),in that the connecting surfaces (111, 121) at least partially run vertically, in that the at least two sill profiles (11, 12) over at least one area of the connecting surfaces (111, 121) of the sill profiles (11, 12) are adhesively connected to one another, andin that at least on one of the sill profiles (11, 12), adjacent to the connecting surface (111, 121), at least one snap-in protrusion (14) is formed onto it which interlocks with at least one snap-in receiving section (15) of another one of the sill profiles (11, 12). Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle frame (1) with such a sill (10) and a method of manufacturing such a sill (10).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sill of a vehicle body, wherein the sill comprises at least a first sill profile and a second sill profile,
wherein the at least first and second sill profiles extend in the longitudinal direction of the sill and each comprise a connecting surface which faces the other sill profile,
wherein the connecting surfaces at least partially run vertically,
wherein the at least first and second sill profiles over at least one area of the connecting surfaces of the sill profiles are adhesively connected to one another, and in that at least on one of the sill profiles, adjacent to the connecting surface, at least one snap-in protrusion is formed onto it which interlocks with at least one snap-in receiving section of another one of the sill profiles.

2. The sill according to claim 1 , wherein the strength of the second sill profile is lower than the strength of the first sill profile.

3. The sill according to claim 1 , wherein the wall thickness of the thinnest wall of the first sill profile is at least three times as large as the wall thickness of the thinnest wall of the second sill profile.

4. The sill according to claim 1 , wherein the first sill profile consists of a different material than the second sill profile.

5. The sill according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall of the first sill profile has a greater wall thickness than other walls of the first sill profile.

6. The sill according to claim 1 , wherein a fastening rail for a battery holder of a vehicle battery is contained in the first sill profile.

7. The sill according to claim 1 , wherein the at least first and second sill profiles represent multi-chamber profiles.

8. The sill according to claim 7 , wherein the second sill profile has round hollow chambers.

9. The sill according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting surface of the first sill profile is an entire side surface of the first sill profile.

10. The sill according to claim 1 , wherein at least one connecting surface of one of the sill profiles at least one protrusion is formed which extends in the direction of the connecting surface of the other sill profile and the free end of which is in contact with the connecting surface of the other sill profile.

11. The sill according to claim 1 , wherein the top side of the sill a recess is formed.

12. The sill according to claim 10 , wherein the recess lies in the area of the connecting surface and is formed by bevels on the two sill profiles.

13. The sill according to claim 1 , wherein the at least first and second sill profiles are aluminium profiles and preferably extrusion profiles.

14. A vehicle frame of a vehicle body comprising two sills according to claim 1 , which extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle frame, wherein the first sill profile of the respective sill faces the center of the vehicle frame and the second sill profile of the respective sill faces outwardly.

15. The method for manufacturing a sill of a vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein a connecting surface of at least one sill profile adhesive is applied, the sill profile is connected to the other sill profile via a snap-in connection and the snap-in connection is maintained at least until the adhesive has hardened.

16. The sill according to claim 4 , wherein the yield strength Rp0.2 of the material of the first sill profile is at least by 30 MPa greater than the yield strength Rp0.2 of the second sill profile.

17. The sill according to claim 16 , wherein the yield strength Rp0.2 of the material of the first sill profile is at least by 50 MPa greater than the yield strength Rp0.2 of the second sill profile.

Assignees

• Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Grottke Stefan
• Schmitz Stefan
• Grewe Jochem

Classifications

• B60K2001/0438

  Arrangement under the floor · CPC title

• B62D25/2036

  the subunits being side panels, sills or pillars (B62D21/157 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D27/065

  using screwthread (connection of crossbeam to A- pillars B62D25/147; mounting load bearing surfaces B62D21/09; securing mudguards B62D25/163; connections for synthetic parts B62D29/048) · CPC title

• B60Y2306/01

  Reducing damages in case of crash, e.g. by improving battery protection · CPC title

• B62D25/00 Primary

  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