Crash box for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016159303-A1
Application number	US-201615040287-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 10, 2016
Priority date	Jun 3, 2014
Publication date	Jun 9, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A crash box for a vehicle may include a front connection portion that is connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle, a rear connection portion that is connected to a side member of the vehicle, an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion and the rear connection portion, which is formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cut cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.

First claim

1 - 19 . (canceled)

20 . A crash box for a vehicle comprising:
a front connection portion connected to both ends of a back beam of the vehicle; a rear connection portion connected to a side member of the vehicle; a plurality of pipe tubes which connect the front connection portion and the rear connection portion and are arranged on four corners up/downward and left/rightward by a cross-sectional arrangement cut in a vehicle width direction; an intermediate connection portion for connecting the front connection portion, the rear connection portion, and each pipe tube, which is adjacent to the front and rear connection portions and formed as a hollow box shape; and a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion.

21 . The crash box for the vehicle of claim 20 , further comprising a reinforcement pipe that is arranged to be inserted into each pipe tube.

22 . The crash box for the vehicle of claim 20 ,
wherein the intermediate connection portion includes a pair of vertical sides formed in parallel and a pair of horizontal sides formed in parallel, wherein the pair of vertical sides include an inner side arranged in an inner side direction of the vehicle and connecting upper and lower pipe tubes at the inner side direction of the vehicle and an outer side arranged in an outer side direction of the vehicle and connecting the upper and lower pipe tubes at the outer side direction of the vehicle, wherein the pair of horizontal sides includes an upper side arranged in an upper side direction of the vehicle and connecting the upper pipe tubes that are arranged at the inner and the outer side directions of the vehicle and a lower side arranged in a lower side direction of the vehicle and connecting the lower pipe tubes arranged at the inner and the outer side directions of the vehicle, and wherein the reinforcement rib includes a horizontal rib for connecting the inner side and the outer side and a vertical rib for connecting the upper side and the lower side.

23 . The crash box for the vehicle of claim 22 , wherein both ends of the horizontal rib connect the inner side and the outer side at an intermediate location between the upper side and the lower side, and both ends of the vertical rib connect the upper side and the lower side at an intermediate location between the inner side and the outer side wherein the horizontal rib and the vertical rib are connected in a cross shape.

24 . The crash box for the vehicle of claim 22 , wherein the horizontal rib and the vertical rib are connected entirely along a front/rear length direction of the intermediate connection portion.

25 . The crash box for the vehicle of claim 20 , wherein the crash box is formed of plastic.

26 . The crash box for the vehicle of claim 20 , wherein a guide pin is connected to the rear connection portion, which guides an assembly location when assembled with the side member.

27 . The crash box for the vehicle of claim 21 , wherein the reinforcement pipe is press-inserted into each pipe tube.

28 . The crash box for the vehicle of claim 21 , wherein the reinforcement pipe is formed of plastic.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Jeong Ho
• Lee Seung Mok
• Kim Hyun Gyung
• Kim Nam Cheol
• Cha Dong Eun

Classifications

• B60R19/34 Primary

  destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type · CPC title

• B60R19/023

  Details · CPC title

• B60R19/30

  Elastomeric material {(B60R19/34 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R19/02 Primary

  Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects ({B60R19/56 takes precedence; initiating brake action by contact of bumper with an external object B60T7/22; for rail vehicles B61F19/04; safety equipment for cycles B62J27/00;} integral with waterborne vessels or specially adapted therefor B63B59/02) · CPC title