Structural member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12139199-B2
Application number	US-202017632780-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2020
Priority date	Aug 29, 2019
Publication date	Nov 12, 2024
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024

Abstract

A structural member is elongated in a longitudinal direction, and includes a first member made of a steel plate and a second member made of a steel plate, the first member and the second member being joined. In the structural member, a closed cross-sectional shape is formed by the first member and the second member in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The first member has a tensile strength of equal to or greater than 980 MPa, and includes a first hemming process part subjected to hemming bending at both end parts in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The second member has a tensile strength of equal to or greater than 980 MPa, and includes a second bonded part held in the first hemming process part at both end parts in the width direction and bonded to the first hemming process part by an adhesive.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A structural member comprising:
a first member made of a steel plate; and
a second member made of a steel plate,
the structural member being elongated in a longitudinal direction, the first member and the second member being joined, wherein
a closed cross-sectional shape is formed by the first member and the second member in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction,
the first member has a tensile strength of equal to or greater than 980 MPa, and includes a first hemming process part having a bent hem at each of a pair of opposed end parts in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction,
the second member has a tensile strength of equal to or greater than 980 MPa, and includes a second bonded part held in the first hemming process part at each of the pair of opposed end parts in the width direction and bonded to the first hemming process part by an adhesive, and
a plurality of the first hemming process parts are intermittently disposed along the longitudinal direction.

2. The structural member according to claim 1 , wherein a λ value of the first member is equal to or greater than 50%.

3. The structural member according to claim 1 , wherein a value obtained by dividing a curvature radius of the first hemming process part by a plate thickness is equal to or greater than 1.0.

4. The structural member according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive has a thermosetting property.

5. The structural member according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive has room-temperature curability.

6. The structural member according to claim 1 , wherein
the first member includes a plurality of first bonded parts intermittently along the longitudinal direction,
the second member includes a plurality of second hemming process parts intermittently along the longitudinal direction, and
the first bonded part of the first member is held in the second hemming process part of the second member and bonded to the second hemming process part of the second member with an adhesive.

7. The structural member according to claim 6 , wherein a λ value of the second member is equal to or greater than 50%.

8. The structural member according to claim 6 , wherein a value obtained by dividing a curvature radius of the second hemming process part by a plate thickness is equal to or greater than 1.0.

9. The structural member according to claim 6 , wherein
the first hemming process part of the first member and the second hemming process part of the second member are alternately disposed in the longitudinal direction, and
the first bonded part of the first member and the second bonded part of the second member are alternately disposed in the longitudinal direction.

10. The structural member according to claim 1 , wherein
the first member has a flat plate shape, and
the second member has a hat-shaped cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

11. The structural member according to claim 1 , wherein
the first member has a hat-shaped cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and
the second member has a flat plate shape.

12. The structural member according to claim 1 , wherein both the first member and the second member have a hat-shaped cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

13. The structural member according to claim 1 , wherein the structural member is for a vehicle.

14. The structural member according to claim 2 , wherein a value obtained by dividing a curvature radius of the first hemming process part by a plate thickness is equal to or greater than 1.0.

15. The structural member according to claim 2 , wherein the adhesive has a thermosetting property.

16. The structural member according to claim 2 , wherein the adhesive has room-temperature curability.

17. The structural member according to claim 2 , wherein
the first member includes a plurality of first bonded parts intermittently along the longitudinal direction,
the second member includes a plurality of second hemming process parts intermittently along the longitudinal direction, and
the first bonded part of the first member is held in the second hemming process part of the second member and bonded to the second hemming process part of the second member with an adhesive.

18. The structural member according to claim 2 , wherein a λ value of the second member is equal to or greater than 50%.

Assignees

• Kobe Steel Ltd
• Kobe Steel Ltd

Inventors

• Ihara Ryohei

Classifications

• B62D29/007

  predominantly of special steel or specially treated steel, e.g. stainless steel or locally surface hardened steel · CPC title

• B21D39/021

  for panels, e.g. vehicle doors · CPC title

• B62D21/15 Primary

  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

• F16B11/00

  Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together, e.g. cold pressure welding (non-electric welding in general B23K; methods of using adhesives independently of the form of the surfaces joined C09J5/00) · CPC title

• F16B5/08

  by means of welds or the like (welding B23K) · CPC title