Vehicular energy absorbing member and manufacturing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11104283-B2
Application number	US-201916685494-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2019
Priority date	Nov 16, 2018
Publication date	Aug 31, 2021
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021

Abstract

A vehicular energy absorbing member that is disposed between a bumper reinforcement and a framework of a vehicle includes an energy absorbing portion that has a tubular shape and is configured to absorb impact energy by being plastically deformed to be compressed in an axial direction. An outer circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion has a circular tubular shape and an inner circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion includes a ridge portion having a shape extending in the axial direction of the energy absorbing portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicular energy absorbing member that is disposed between a bumper reinforcement and a framework of a vehicle, the vehicular energy absorbing member comprising
an energy absorbing portion that has a tubular shape and is configured to absorb impact energy by being plastically deformed to be compressed in an axial direction,
wherein an outer circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion has a circular tubular shape and an inner circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion includes a ridge portion having a shape extending parallel to the axial direction of the energy absorbing portion.

2. The vehicular energy absorbing member according to claim 1 , wherein the ridge portion includes a plurality of convex portions that is arranged in a circumferential direction of the energy absorbing portion, and
wherein each convex portion of the plurality of convex portions includes an angular portion.

3. The vehicular energy absorbing member according to claim 2 , wherein the ridge portion further includes a plurality of interposed portions that is interposed between the convex portions.

4. The vehicular energy absorbing member according to claim 3 , wherein each interposed portion of the plurality of interposed portions has an arc shape that is concentric with the outer circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion.

5. The vehicular energy absorbing member according to claim 1 , wherein the inner circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion has a polygonal tubular shape constituting the ridge portion.

6. The vehicular energy absorbing member according to claim 5 , wherein an inner shape of a section of the energy absorbing portion in a plane which is perpendicular to the axial direction of the energy absorbing portion is convex-polygonal.

7. The vehicular energy absorbing member according to claim 5 , wherein an inner shape of a section of the energy absorbing portion in a plane which is perpendicular to the axial direction of the energy absorbing portion is concave-polygonal.

8. The vehicular energy absorbing member according to claim 1 , further comprising a support portion that supports the energy absorbing portion,
wherein the support portion is connected to a first end of the energy absorbing portion and has a shape in which a diameter increases gradually as the support portion becomes farther separated from the energy absorbing portion in the axial direction of the energy absorbing portion.

9. The vehicular energy absorbing member according to claim 8 , wherein the support portion has a thickness which is larger than a thickness of the energy absorbing portion.

10. The vehicular energy absorbing member according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a first flange portion that is connected to a second end of the energy absorbing portion and is connected to the bumper reinforcement; and
a second flange portion that is connected to the support portion and is connected to the framework of the vehicle.

11. The vehicular energy absorbing member according to claim 8 , wherein the outer circumferential surface of the energy absorbing portion includes a groove having a shape which extends in a spiral shape around an axis of the energy absorbing portion in an area between a second end of the energy absorbing portion and an intermediate portion which is located between the second end of the energy absorbing portion and the first end of the energy absorbing portion.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki
• Aisin Keikinzoku Kk

Inventors

• Yatsunami Hiroyuki
• Shibata Shunji
• Kita Kiyoichi
• Matsui Kyosuke
• Shobo Jun

Classifications

• B60R19/34 Primary

  destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type · CPC title