Vehicle Body Component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017166261-A1
Application number	US-201615371875-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 7, 2016
Priority date	Dec 9, 2015
Publication date	Jun 15, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle body component, which comprises a basic element reinforced with a reinforcing element of fiber-reinforced plastics material. It is proposed that the basic element reinforced with the reinforcing element is a basic element of a pillar of a vehicle body or a roof element, the reinforcing element having a constant thickness or a variable thickness.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle body component comprising:
a basic element; a reinforcing element reinforcing the basic element, the reinforcing element being a fiber-reinforced plastics material and being joined form-fittingly at least in discrete locations to the basic element, wherein the basic element is a pillar of a vehicle body or a roof element of a vehicle.

2 . The vehicle body component according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing element is bonded to the basic element.

3 . The vehicle body component according to claim 1 , wherein the basic element is selected from the group consisting of a formed metal sheet and a casting.

4 . The vehicle body component according to claim 1 , wherein the basic element is a steel material.

5 . The vehicle body component according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing element is selected from the group consisting of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastics material and a glass fiber-reinforced plastics material.

6 . The vehicle body component according to claim 1 , wherein the basic element is joined to the reinforcing element in a form-fitting manner at at least one friction stir welded joint, wherein an active side of the basic element is flat after friction stir welding.

7 . The vehicle body component according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing element is arranged on an inside of the basic element.

8 . The vehicle body component according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing element is arranged on an outside of the basic element.

9 . The vehicle body component according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing element has a constant thickness.

10 . The vehicle body component according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing element has a variable thickness.

11 . A vehicle body component comprising:
a basic element; a reinforcing element reinforcing the basic element, the reinforcing element being a fiber-reinforced plastics material and being joined form-fittingly at least in discrete locations to the basic element and joined at at least one friction stir welded joint, wherein the basic element is a pillar of a vehicle body or a roof element and is a material selected from the group consisting of steel, aluminum, and magnesium.

12 . The vehicle body component according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcing element is bonded to the basic element.

13 . The vehicle body component according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcing element is arranged on an inside of the basic element.

14 . The vehicle body component according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcing element is arranged on an outside of the basic element.

15 . The vehicle body component according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcing element has a constant thickness.

16 . The vehicle body component according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcing element has a variable thickness.

17 . The vehicle body component according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcing element is selected from the group consisting of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastics material and a glass fiber-reinforced plastics material.

18 . A vehicle body component comprising:
a basic element comprising a material selected from the group consisting of steel, aluminum, and magnesium; a reinforcing element comprising a fiber-reinforced plastics material consisting of fibers and a matrix and being joined to the basic element at at least one friction stir welded joint, wherein the matrix of the reinforcing element is melted at the stir welded joint and the fibers are undamaged.

19 . The vehicle body component according to claim 18 , wherein the reinforcing element is bonded to the basic element.

20 . The vehicle body component according to claim 18 , wherein the reinforcing element has a variable thickness.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Memili Selahattin Türel
• Koch Raphael
• Licko Igor

Classifications

• B29C65/0681

  created by a tool · CPC title

• B29C66/712

  the composition of one of the parts to be joined being different from the composition of the other part · CPC title

• B62D29/043

  Superstructures (B62D25/161 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B29K2307/04

  Carbon · CPC title

• B62D25/04 Primary

  Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title