Automotive frame member and electric vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11208150-B2
Application number	US-201917284995-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2019
Priority date	Oct 24, 2018
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

An automotive frame member includes a hat member and a closing plate, in which the hat member includes a top plate, two vertical walls, and two flanges, the two vertical walls are positioned between the top plate and the flanges, respectively, the two vertical walls face each other, the two flanges are respectively joined to the closing plate, each of the two vertical walls includes plural groove parts extending in a direction vertical to a longitudinal direction of the hat member, the groove part includes a bottom surface and two side surfaces, the two side surfaces face each other, the two side surfaces are positioned on both sides of the bottom surface, and a width a of the groove part and a depth b of the groove part in a cross section parallel to the top plate, and a height c of the vertical wall in a direction vertical to the top plate satisfy relations of 0.2≤a/c≤0.3 and 0.2≤b/c≤0.3.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An automotive frame member, comprising
a hat member and a closing plate, wherein:
the hat member includes a top plate, two vertical walls, and two flanges;
the two vertical walls are positioned between the top plate and the flanges, respectively;
the two vertical walls face each other;
the two flanges are respectively joined to the closing plate;
each of the two vertical walls includes plural groove parts extending in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the hat member;
the groove part includes a bottom surface and two side surfaces;
the two side surfaces face each other;
the two side surfaces are positioned on both sides of the bottom surface; and
a width a of the groove part and a depth b of the groove part in a cross section parallel to the top plate, and a height c of the vertical wall in a direction perpendicular to the top plate satisfy relations of 0.2≤a/c≤0.3 and 0.2≤b/c≤0.3.

2. The automotive frame member according to claim 1 , wherein:
the groove part extends to a vehicle-interior-side end portion of the vertical wall; and
a length e of the groove part in the direction perpendicular to the top plate is a length of 80% or more of the height c of the vertical wall.

3. The automotive frame member according to claim 1 , wherein
an interval d between the groove parts is 50 mm or less.

4. An automotive frame member, comprising
a hollow member, wherein:
the hollow member includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and two vertical walls;
the top plate and the bottom plate face each other;
the two vertical walls are respectively positioned between the top plate and the bottom plate;
the two vertical walls face each other;
each of the two vertical walls includes plural groove parts extending in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the hollow member;
the groove part includes a bottom surface and two side surfaces;
the two side surfaces face each other;
the two side surfaces are positioned on both sides of the bottom surface; and
a width a of the groove part and a depth b of the groove part in a cross section parallel to the top plate, and a height c of the vertical wall in a direction perpendicular to the top plate satisfy relations of 0.2≤a/c≤0.3 and 0.2≤b/c≤0.3.

5. The automotive frame member according to claim 4 , wherein:
the groove part extends to a vehicle-interior-side end portion of the vertical wall; and
a length e of the groove part in the direction perpendicular to the top plate is a length of 80% or more of the height c of the vertical wall.

6. The automotive frame member according to claim 4 , wherein
an interval d between the groove parts is 50 mm or less.

7. An electric vehicle, comprising
a side sill including the automotive frame member according to claim 1 , and a battery, wherein
in a cross section vertical to a vehicle height direction, the closing plate is adjacent to the battery, and the top plate is disposed on a vehicle-exterior side.

8. An electric vehicle, comprising
a side sill including the automotive frame member according to claim 4 , and a battery, wherein:
in a cross section vertical to a vehicle height direction, the bottom plate is adjacent to the battery; and
the top plate is disposed on a vehicle-exterior side.

Assignees

• Nippon Steel Corp

Inventors

• Sonobe Soma

Classifications

• B62D21/15

  having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body (bumpers B60R19/02; shock absorbers in general F16F) · CPC title

• B60R16/04

  Arrangement of batteries · CPC title

• B62D25/025 Primary

  Side sills thereof · CPC title

• B62D29/008

  predominantly of light alloys, e.g. extruded · CPC title

• B62D21/157 Primary

  for side impacts · CPC title