Vehicle upper section structure
US-2016101672-A1 · Apr 14, 2016 · US
Vehicle roof structure and method for manufacturing vehicle roof structure
US2019300061A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2019300061-A1 |
| Application number | US-201916363048-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Publication date | Oct 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | — |
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A vehicle roof structure includes a reinforcement extending in a width direction of a vehicle between two roof side rails on the opposite sides in the width direction. The load transmission member includes a first coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to the reinforcement and a second coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to one of the roof side rails. A load transmission portion is located between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion when the load transmission member is viewed in the front-to-rear direction. The load transmission portion includes a part extending straight in the width direction. An inflator supporting portion extends from the load transmission portion.
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A vehicle roof structure comprising: two roof side rails extending in a front-to-rear direction of a vehicle on opposite sides of an upper part of the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle; a reinforcement arranged on a vehicle roof to extend in the width direction between the two roof side rails on the opposite sides in the width direction; a load transmission member coupled to the reinforcement and one of the two roof side rails so as to couple the roof side rail and the reinforcement to each other, wherein the load transmission member transmits load from the roof side rail to the reinforcement when a side collision occurs; and an inflator arranged on an inner side of the roof side rail, wherein the inflator supplies an airbag with gas, wherein the load transmission member includes a first coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to the reinforcement, a second coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to the roof side rail, a load transmission portion located between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion when the load transmission member is viewed in the front-to-rear direction, wherein the load transmission portion includes a part extending straight in the width direction, and the load transmission member viewed in the front-to-rear direction corresponds to the load transmission member viewed in a side view, and an inflator supporting portion extending from the load transmission portion, wherein the inflator supporting portion is configured to support the inflator. 2 . The vehicle roof structure according to claim 1 , wherein the inflator supporting portion is configured to support the inflator on an upper side of the load transmission member in a vertical direction of the vehicle. 3 . The vehicle roof structure according to claim 1 , wherein the load transmission portion is corrugated to include a recess extending in the width direction. 4 . The vehicle roof structure according to claim 1 , wherein the load transmission member includes a temporary fixing portion configured to temporarily fix the load transmission member to the reinforcement and the roof side rail. 5 . A load transmission member of a vehicle roof structure, wherein the load transmission member transmits load from one of two roof side rails to a reinforcement when a side collision occurs, the two roof side rails extend in a front-to-rear direction of a vehicle on opposite sides of an upper part of the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle, the reinforcement is arranged on a vehicle roof to extend in the width direction between the two roof side rails, the load transmission member comprises: a first coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to the reinforcement; a second coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to the roof side rail; a load transmission portion located between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion when the load transmission member is viewed in the front-to-rear direction, wherein the load transmission portion includes a part extending straight in the width direction, and the load transmission member viewed in the front-to-rear direction corresponds to the load transmission member viewed in a side view; and an inflator supporting portion extending from the load transmission portion to support an inflator arranged on an inner side of the roof side rails, wherein the inflator supplies an airbag with gas. 6 . A method for manufacturing a vehicle roof structure, the method comprising: extending one of two roof side rails in a front-to-rear direction of a vehicle on one of opposite sides of an upper part of the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle; extending the other one of the two roof side rails in the front-to-rear direction on the other one of the opposite sides of the upper part of the vehicle in the width direction; arranging a reinforcement on a vehicle roof to extend in the width direction between the two roof side rails on the opposite sides in the width direction; providing a load transmission member to allow load to be transmitted from the one of the two roof side rails to the reinforcement when a side collision occurs; coupling the load transmission member to the roof side rail and the reinforcement so as to couple the roof side rail and the reinforcement to each other; and arranging an inflator that supplies an airbag with gas on an inner side of the roof side rail, wherein the providing the load transmission member includes arranging a first coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to the reinforcement on the load transmission member, arranging a second coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to the roof side rail on the load transmission member, arranging a load transmission portion located between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion when the load transmission member is viewed in the front-to-rear direction, wherein the load transmission portion includes a part extending straight in the width direction, and the load transmission member viewed in the front-to-rear direction corresponds to the load transmission member viewed in a side view, and arranging an inflator supporting portion that supports the inflator to extend from the load transmission portion.
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- B62D25/06Primary
Fixed roofs (non-fixed roofs or like shelters B60J7/00; roof liners B60R13/02; insulating elements B60R13/08) · CPC title
of sliding type {, e.g. comprising guide shoes} · CPC title
Lateral collision · CPC title
- B60R21/213Primary
in vehicle roof frames or pillars · CPC title
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- What does patent US2019300061A1 cover?
- A vehicle roof structure includes a reinforcement extending in a width direction of a vehicle between two roof side rails on the opposite sides in the width direction. The load transmission member includes a first coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to the reinforcement and a second coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to one of the roof side rails. …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Jidoshokki Kk, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62D25/06. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Oct 03 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).