Impact-absorbing component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016010713-A1
Application number	US-201414772716-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 3, 2014
Priority date	Mar 4, 2013
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention provides an impact absorbing component capable of stable bellows-shaped crushing deformation irrespective of the direction an impact load is exerted in, with a short bucking wavelength and large buckling load. A laminated metal sheet (impact absorbing component) includes a member that is formed by working the laminated metal sheet, in which surface layers made from metal sheets having a higher Young's modulus and density than those of a core layer are laminated onto both faces of the core layer, into a profile including at least two ridge lines, and that configures 50% or more of the maximum peripheral length of component cross-sections, wherein a sheet thickness ratio (t c /t f ) of the sheet thickness (t c ) of the core layer to the sheet thickness (t f ) of the surface layers is 10.0 or less.

First claim

1 . An impact absorbing component that absorbs impact energy by buckling deformation when impact load is exerted on one impact absorbing direction end portion of the component, the impact absorbing component comprising:
a member that is formed, by working a laminated metal sheet of uniform cross-section configured by a core layer and lamination bonding surface layers of sheet metal onto both faces of the core layer, wherein a Young's modulus and density of the surface layers of sheet metal are higher than a Young's modulus and a density of the core layer, wherein the member includes at least two ridge lines, and the member configures 50% or more of the maximum peripheral length of a cross-section of the impact absorbing component, and wherein a sheet thickness ratio (tc/tf) of the sheet thickness of the core layer (tc) to the sheet thickness of the surface layers (tf) is 10.0 or less.

2 . The impact absorbing component of claim 1 , wherein the profiles of component cross-sections of the impact absorbing component are all open cross-section profiles.

3 . The impact absorbing component of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the profiles of component cross-sections of the impact absorbing component are open cross-section profiles.

4 . The impact absorbing component of claim 1 , wherein the profiles of component cross-sections of the impact absorbing component are all closed cross-section profiles.

5 . The impact absorbing component of claim 1 , wherein the laminated metal sheet has a Young's modulus ratio (Ec/Ef) of the core layer Young's modulus (Ec) to the surface layer Young's modulus (Ef) of from 1/10 to 1/100000.

6 . The impact absorbing component of claim 1 , wherein a Young's modulus ratio (Ec/Ef) of the core layer Young's modulus (Ec) to the surface layer Young's modulus (Ef) is from 1/10 to 1/1000.

7 . The impact absorbing component of claim 1 , wherein a separation between the ridge lines is at least 10 mm.

8 . The impact absorbing component of claim 1 , wherein a shear bond strength between the surface layers and the core layer is 25 MPa or greater.

9 . The impact absorbing component of claim 1 , wherein bonding lamination between the surface layers and the core layer is bonding by brazing filler metal or electro conductive adhesive.

10 . An impact absorbing component that absorbs impact energy by buckling deformation when impact load is exerted on one impact absorbing direction end portion of the component, the impact absorbing component comprising a member formed by working a laminated metal sheet of uniform cross-section configured by laminating surface layers of sheet metal having a higher Young's modulus than a Young's modulus of a core layer onto both faces of the core layer, with a sheet thickness ratio (tc/tf) of the sheet thickness of the core layer (tc) to the sheet thickness of the surface layers (tf) of from 2.0 to 7.0.

11 . The impact absorbing component of claim 10 , wherein the sheet thickness ratio (tc/tf) is from 3.5 to 5.0.

12 . The impact absorbing component of claim 10 , wherein a Young's modulus ratio (Ec/Ef) of the core layer Young's modulus (Ec) to the surface layer Young's modulus (Ef) is from 1/10 to 1/1000.

13 . The impact absorbing component of claim 10 , wherein:
the laminated metal sheet is worked into a profile including at least four ridge lines; and respective spacings between the ridge lines are from 50 mm to 80 mm.

14 . The impact absorbing component of claim 10 , wherein:
the laminated metal sheet further comprises a bonding layer between the surface layers and the core layer; and a shear modulus of the bonding layer is from 30 MPa to 500 MPa.

Assignees

• Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp

Inventors

• Koga Atsuo
• Ohishi Hiroshi

Classifications

• F16F7/12 Primary

  using plastic deformation of members {(F16F9/30 takes precedence; yieldable means for mounting bumpers on vehicles B60R19/26; yieldable or collapsible steering columns B62D1/192)} · CPC title

• 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