Canopy windshield retention

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11345409-B1
Application number	US-202017127748-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 18, 2020
Priority date	Dec 18, 2020
Publication date	May 31, 2022
Grant date	May 31, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle that includes a windshield and a frame. In addition, the vehicle includes a first pillar that extends from one side of the windshield. The first pillar includes a first wall and a second wall coupled to the first wall. The first pillar also includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first interior support coupled to the first wall and a second interior support coupled to the second wall. Further, the first interior support includes a first end which is spaced from a second end in the second portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle, comprising:
a windshield;
a frame;
a first pillar that extends from the frame along a first side of the windshield, the first pillar includes:
a first wall coupled to a second wall;
a first portion of the first pillar includes:
a first interior support coupled to the first wall; and
a second interior support coupled to the second wall; and

a second portion of the first pillar, the first interior support includes a first end spaced from a second end in the second portion.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the first wall of the first pillar is adjacent to the roof and the second wall of the first pillar being spaced from the roof by the first wall.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a second pillar that extends from the frame along a second side of the windshield, the windshield being between the first and second pillar, the second pillar including:
a first wall coupled to a second wall;
a first portion of the second pillar includes:
a first interior support coupled to the first wall; and
a second interior support coupled to the second wall; and

a second portion of the second pillar, the first interior support includes a first end spaced from a second end in the second portion.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , further comprising a windshield retention beam that extends between the first pillar and the second pillar, the windshield retention beam includes a first retention extension that extends transverse from the windshield retention beam.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 wherein the windshield retention beam includes a surface, an end of the windshield is coupled to the surface, and an end of the first retention extension overlaps with an exterior side of the windshield.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 wherein the windshield retention beam includes a second retention extension that overlaps an interior side of the windshield.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the first and second walls include a plurality of peaks and valleys in the second portion.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second pillar that extends from the frame along a second side of the windshield, the windshield being between the first and second pillar; and
a beam that extends from the first pillar to the frame, the beam including:
a first stiffness in a first portion; and
a second stiffness in a second portion, the second portion being closer to the frame than the first portion.

9. A vehicle, comprising:
a canopy windshield;
a roof coupled to the canopy windshield;
a pillar coupled to a side of the canopy windshield and to the roof, the pillar including:
a first stiffness zone;
a second stiffness zone that is closer to the roof than the first stiffness zone,
a first wall coupled to a second wall; and
a first reinforcement and a second reinforcement that are between the first wall and the second wall, wherein the second stiffness zone includes a first end of the first reinforcement space from a second end of the first reinforcement.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 wherein the first stiffness zone includes a first internal reinforcement and a second internal reinforcement and the second stiffness zone includes only the first internal reinforcement.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the pillar includes a third stiffness zone that is closer to the roof than the second stiffness zone.

12. The vehicle of claim 9 wherein walls of the second stiffness zone include a plurality of peaks and valleys.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Alwan Jamil M
• Lee Chunhui Kevin
• Subbian Thiag
• Midoun Djamal Eddine
• Jadhav Suraj
• Frantzeskakis Petros

Classifications

• B62D25/08 Primary

  Front or rear portions {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11)} · CPC title

• B62D25/04 Primary

  Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title

• B62D25/02

  Side panels {(B62D33/046 takes precedence; sideboards for open load compartments B62D33/023)} · CPC title

• B60R13/025

  Pillars; Roof rails · CPC title

• B62D23/00 Primary

  Combined superstructure and frame, i.e. monocoque constructions ({having impact absorbing means B62D21/15; } superstructure {or monocoque structure} sub-units {or parts or details thereof} B62D25/00 {; characterised by the material thereof B62D29/00}) · CPC title