Reinforcement member for vehicle, and method for manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11518325-B2
Application number	US-202017122528-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2020
Priority date	Aug 1, 2018
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

There is provided a reinforcement member for a vehicle which includes a cylindrical body section having a continuously closed cross section intersecting with a longitudinal direction. The cylindrical body section has a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface. The third surface has a fourth surface extending away from the second surface, and a fifth surface connecting the fourth surface and the first surface to each other. In a sectional view when viewed in the longitudinal direction, in a case where a virtual line connecting a first intersection portion where the first surface and the third surface intersect with each other and a second intersection portion where the second surface and the third surface intersect with each other is set, a third intersection portion where the fourth surface and the fifth surface intersect with each other protrudes outward with respect to the virtual line.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reinforcement member for a vehicle, comprising:
a cylindrical body section having a continuously closed cross section intersecting with a longitudinal direction,
wherein the cylindrical body section comprises:
a first surface located inside a vehicle when mounted on the vehicle,
a second surface separated from and facing the first surface, and
a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other,

the third surface comprises a fourth surface extending away from the second surface, and a fifth surface connecting the fourth surface and the first surface to each other,
in a sectional view when viewed in the longitudinal direction,
in a case where a virtual line connecting a first intersection portion where the first surface and the third surface intersect with each other and a second intersection portion where the second surface and the third surface intersect with each other is set, a third intersection portion where the fourth surface and the fifth surface intersect with each other protrudes outward with respect to the virtual line,
the cylindrical body section comprises a changing portion where a position of the third intersection portion in a mutually facing direction of the first surface and the second surface is changed along the longitudinal direction,
as the changing portion, the cylindrical body section comprises:
a first changing portion where the position of the third intersection portion is changed from the first surface side to the second surface side, toward one side in the longitudinal direction, and
a second changing portion where the position of the third intersection portion is changed from the second surface side to the first surface side, toward the one side in the longitudinal direction, and

in at least a portion of the cylindrical body section in the longitudinal direction, the first changing portion and the second changing portion are alternately formed along the longitudinal direction in a predetermined pattern having repeated shapes.

2. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein between the first changing portion and the second changing portion, the cylindrical body section comprises a non-changing portion where the position of the third intersection portion is constant along the longitudinal direction.

3. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first surface has a substantially flat plate shape, and
each of the first surface and the second surface is formed to draw a substantially arc shape.

4. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a width of the second surface is larger than a width of the first surface.

5. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein the second surface is provided with a plurality of grooves which are separated from each other,
the groove is a portion extending along the longitudinal direction, and recessed toward the first surface from the second surface, and
a cross section intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the groove has a substantially trapezoidal shape.

6. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 5 ,
wherein the groove comprises a bottom surface and two side surfaces, and
one side surface is an inclined surface inclined to be closer to the other side surface as the one side surface is closer to the bottom surface.

7. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 6 ,
wherein a depth of the groove is approximately 5% to 25% of a distance between the first surface and the second surface in the facing direction.

8. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 6 ,
wherein a width of the groove is approximately 10% to 30% of a width of the second surface.

9. A reinforcement member for a vehicle, comprising:
a cylindrical body section having a continuously closed cross section intersecting with a longitudinal direction,
wherein the cylindrical body section comprises:
a first surface located inside a vehicle when mounted on the vehicle,
a second surface separated from and facing the first surface, and
a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other,

the third surface comprises a fourth surface extending away from the second surface, and a fifth surface connecting the fourth surface and the first surface to each other,
in a sectional view when viewed in the longitudinal direction,
in a case where a virtual line connecting a first intersection portion where the first surface and the third surface intersect with each other and a second intersection portion where the second surface and the third surface intersect with each other is set, a third intersection portion where the fourth surface and the fifth surface intersect with each other protrudes outward with respect to the virtual line, and
the cylindrical body section comprises a changing portion where a position of the third intersection portion in a mutually facing direction of the first surface and the second surface is changed along the longitudinal direction,
the first surface has a substantially flat plate shape, and each of the first surface and the second surface is formed to draw a substantially arc shape,
the second surface is provided with a plurality of grooves which are separated from each other, the groove is a portion extending along the longitudinal direction, and recessed toward the first surface from the second surface, and a cross section intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the groove has a substantially trapezoidal shape,
the cylindrical body section further comprises a protrusion portion, and
the protrusion portion is formed by folding the portion including an end portion of the second surface and an end portion of the third surface in the cylindrical body section, and protrudes in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

10. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 9 ,
wherein a diameter of an inscribed circle in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the second surface, an inner peripheral surface of the fourth surface, and the side surface of the groove closest to the fourth surface is larger than a protrusion amount of the protrusion portion.

11. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 9 ,
wherein a distance between an inner peripheral surface of the fourth surface and the side surface of the groove closest to the fourth surface is larger than a protrusion amount of the protrusion portion.

12. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 10 ,
wherein in the longitudinal direction, the protrusion amount of the protrusion portion in a central portion of the cylindrical body section is smaller than the protrusion amount of the protrusion portion in an end portion of the cylindrical body section.

13. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein each of the fourth surface and the fifth surface has a substantially flat plate shape.

14. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 13 ,
wherein a length of the fourth surface in the facing direction is approximately 20% to 80% of a distance between the first surface and the second surface.

15. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 13 ,
wherein an angle formed between the fourth surface and the second surface is approximately 85° to 90°.

16. The reinforcement member for a vehicle according to claim 1

Assignees

• Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Inventors

• NOGIWA Kimihiro
• Ishizuka Masayuki
• UENO Norieda
• Watanabe Kenta

Classifications

• B21D26/033

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• B60R19/04 Primary

  formed from more than one section {in a side-by-side arrangement} · CPC title

• B60R2019/1826

  of high-tension steel · CPC title

• B60R2019/1806

  Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing · CPC title

• B60R19/18 Primary

  {characterised by the cross-section;} Means within the bumper to absorb impact · CPC title