Vehicle undercover mounting bracket and vehicle undercover assembly having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11254267-B2
Application number	US-202016905369-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 18, 2020
Priority date	Nov 11, 2019
Publication date	Feb 22, 2022
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022

Abstract

A vehicle undercover mounting bracket for mounting an undercover body is provided. The vehicle undercover mounting bracket includes a frame-side mounting portion mounted on a side rail of a truck frame, an undercover-side mounting portion mounted on the undercover body and spaced apart from the frame-side mounting portion in a longitudinal direction of the side rail, and a connecting portion which extends in the longitudinal direction of the side rail and connects the frame-side mounting portion and the undercover-side mounting portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle undercover mounting bracket for mounting an undercover body, the vehicle undercover mounting bracket comprising:
a frame-side mounting portion mounted on a side rail of a truck frame, the frame-side mounting portion having a frame-side joint point joined to the side rail;
an undercover-side mounting portion having an undercover-side joint point joined to the undercover body and spaced apart from the frame-side mounting portion in a longitudinal direction of the side rail, wherein the frame-side joint point is offset from the undercover-side joint point by a predetermined gap; and
a connecting portion which extends in the longitudinal direction of the side rail and connects the frame-side mounting portion and the undercover-side mounting portion.

2. The vehicle undercover mounting bracket according to claim 1 , wherein:
the side rail has a web extending vertically, a top flange formed on a top end of the web, and a bottom flange formed on a bottom end of the web; and
the frame-side mounting portion has a first flat portion contacting the web of the side rail and a first bead raised from the first flat portion toward the undercover body.

3. The vehicle undercover mounting bracket according to claim 2 , wherein the undercover-side mounting portion has a flat portion contacting the undercover body.

4. The vehicle undercover mounting bracket according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion has a second flat portion contacting the bottom flange of the side rail and a second bead raised upwardly from the second flat portion.

5. The vehicle undercover mounting bracket according to claim 4 , wherein the second bead is continuously connected to the first bead.

6. The vehicle undercover mounting bracket according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion has a recess in which a strap for binding a tube to the connecting portion is configured to be tightened.

7. The vehicle undercover mounting bracket according to claim 1 , wherein:
the undercover-side mounting portion is parallel to the frame-side mounting portion; and
the connecting portion is orthogonal to the undercover-side mounting portion and the frame-side mounting portion.

8. A vehicle undercover assembly mounted between a first side rail and a second side rail of a truck frame, the vehicle undercover assembly comprising:
an undercover body having a bottom portion, a first side portion extending upwardly from a first edge of the bottom portion, and a second side portion extending upwardly from a second edge of the bottom portion;
a first front mounting bracket connecting a front end of the first side portion to the first side rail, the first front mounting bracket having a first frame-side joint point joined to a first web of the first side rail and a first undercover-side joint point joined to the front end of the first side portion, wherein the first frame-side joint point and the first undercover-side joint point are aligned in a width direction of the truck frame;
a first rear mounting bracket connecting a rear end of the first side portion to the first side rail;
a second front mounting bracket connecting a front end of the second side portion to the second side rail; and
a second rear mounting bracket connecting a rear end of the second side portion to the second side rail.

9. The vehicle undercover assembly according to claim 8 , wherein:
the second front mounting bracket has a second frame-side joint point joined to a second web of the second side rail, and a second undercover-side joint point joined to the front end of the second side portion; and
the second frame-side joint point and the second undercover-side joint point are aligned in the width direction of the truck frame.

10. The vehicle undercover assembly according to claim 8 , wherein:
the first rear mounting bracket has a third frame-side joint point joined to the first web of the first side rail, and a third undercover-side joint point joined to the rear end of the first side portion; and
the third frame-side joint point is offset with respect to the third undercover-side joint point in a longitudinal direction of the first side rail.

11. The vehicle undercover assembly according to claim 8 , wherein:
the second rear mounting bracket has a fourth frame-side joint point joined to a second web of the second side rail, and a fourth undercover-side joint point joined to the rear end of the second side portion; and
the fourth frame-side joint point is offset with respect to the fourth undercover-side joint point in a longitudinal direction of the second side rail.

12. The vehicle undercover assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the first rear mounting bracket has a recess in which a strap for binding a tube is configured to be tightened.

13. The vehicle undercover assembly according to claim 8 , further comprising a damping material on a top surface of the bottom portion of the undercover body.

14. The vehicle undercover assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the second rear mounting bracket has a recess in which a strap for binding a tube is configured to be tightened.

15. A vehicle undercover assembly comprising:
an undercover body having a bottom portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion;
a first front mounting bracket connecting a front end of the first side portion to a first side rail of a vehicle frame, the first front mounting bracket having a first frame-side joint point joined to a first web of the first side rail and a first undercover-side joint point joined to the front end of the first side portion, wherein the first frame-side joint point and the first undercover-side joint point are aligned in a width direction of the vehicle frame; and
a first rear mounting bracket connecting a rear end of the first side portion to the first side rail.

16. The vehicle undercover assembly according to claim 15 , further comprising:
a second front mounting bracket connecting a front end of the second side portion to a second side rail of the vehicle frame, wherein the second side rail is spaced apart from the first side rail in the width direction of the vehicle frame; and
a second rear mounting bracket connecting a rear end of the second side portion to the second side rail.

17. The vehicle undercover assembly according to claim 16 , wherein:
the second front mounting bracket has a second frame-side joint point joined to a second web of the second side rail, and a second undercover-side joint point joined to the front end of the second side portion; and
the second frame-side joint point and the second undercover-side joint point are aligned in the width direction of the vehicle frame.

18. The vehicle undercover assembly according to claim 17 , wherein:
the first rear mounting bracket has a third frame-side joint point joined to the first web of the first side rail, and a third undercover-side joint point joined to the rear end of the first side portion;
the third frame-side joint point is offset with respect to the third undercover-side joint point in a longitudinal direction of the first side rail;
the second rear mounting bracket has a fourth frame-side joint point joined to the second web of the second side rail, and a fourth undercover-side joint point joined to the rear end of the second side portion; and
the fourth frame-side joint point is offset with respect to the fourth undercover-side joint point in the longitudinal direction of the second side rail.

19. The vehicle undercover assembly according to claim 15 , wherein the

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Seon Dong Ku

Classifications

• B62D24/00

  Connections between vehicle body and vehicle frame (B62D23/00, B62D33/077 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60R13/08 Primary

  Insulating elements, e.g. for sound insulation {(sound insulating linings for trains B61D17/185; drivers' cabs for load-carrying vehicles insulated against vibrations or noise B62D33/0604; thermal or acoustic insulation of engines F02B77/11; damping of sounds using compensation by electro-acoustic methods G10K11/178)} · CPC title

• B62D25/2009 Primary

  in connection with other superstructure subunits · CPC title

• B60R13/0861 Primary

  for covering undersurfaces of vehicles, e.g. wheel houses · CPC title

• B60Y2200/145

  Haulage vehicles, trailing trucks · CPC title