Automobile panel and method for producing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024190514-A1
Application number	US-202218287945-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 6, 2022
Priority date	Jun 4, 2021
Publication date	Jun 13, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An automobile hood 1 has joints 20 . The inner panel 2 includes, for example, units 8 and 9 arranged in plurality in an aligned relationship in a cross direction X and arranged in plurality in an aligned relationship in a longitudinal direction Y. The plurality of units 8 and 9 include a plurality of joint-equipped units. In the first form, in some of the joint-equipped units, namely, joint-equipped units 84, 89 , and 9 , the joints 20 are arranged in an arrangement including a predetermined pattern P 1 , and in the remaining joint-equipped units 81, 85, 86, 810, 811 , and 812 , the joints 20 are arranged in an arrangement including a part of the predetermined pattern P 1 . In the second form, in each of the joint-equipped units 8 and 9 , a plurality of the joints 20 are arranged in an arrangement including the predetermined pattern P 1.

First claim

1 . An automobile panel, comprising:
an outer panel, an inner panel, and a joint that joins the inner panel and the outer panel; wherein: the inner panel includes units which, as viewed in a sheet thickness direction of the outer panel, are arranged in plurality in an aligned relationship in a predetermined first direction and are arranged in plurality in an aligned relationship in a second direction that intersects the first direction; each of the units includes a flange which is arranged adjacent to the outer panel, an inclined wall that extends from the flange so as to separate from the outer panel, and a bottom portion that is continuous with the inclined wall and is separated from the flange; the plurality of units include a plurality of joint-equipped units in which the joint is provided at the flange; a predetermined first form or second form is provided; in the first form, in some of the joint-equipped units the joints are arranged in an arrangement including a predetermined pattern, and in a remainder of the joint-equipped units the joints are arranged in an arrangement including a part of the predetermined pattern; and in the second form, in each of the joint-equipped units, a plurality of the joints are arranged in an arrangement including the predetermined pattern.

2 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of units include a plurality of units including the flanges which have an identical or similar shape to each other.

3 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the predetermined pattern is set to a same size in each of a plurality of the joint-equipped units.

4 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
in the first form, at least one of a part of the predetermined pattern and the predetermined pattern is arranged in an aligned relationship in a rectilinear direction; and in the second form, the predetermined pattern is arranged in an aligned relationship in the rectilinear direction.

5 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the rectilinear direction is at least one of the first direction, the second direction, and a third direction that intersects with both of the first direction and the second direction.

6 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
as the joint-equipped unit, an additional-joint-equipped unit having, in addition to one part of the predetermined pattern or the predetermined pattern, the joint that is arranged at a place that deviates from a layout of the joints in the predetermined pattern is provided.

7 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the predetermined pattern is a dotted pattern having three or more dots.

8 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the predetermined pattern is a linear pattern having three or more lines.

9 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
15 or more of the predetermined patterns are provided.

10 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the joint-equipped units include an annular unit with joints in which the joint is provided at the flange which is formed in an annular shape as viewed in the sheet thickness direction; the annular unit with joints is provided in plurality; and a distance between centers as viewed in the sheet thickness direction of two of the annular units with joints that are adjacent to each other is 200 mm or less.

11 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the outer panel is a steel sheet having a sheet thickness of 0.60 mm or less and an ultimate yield stress of 400 MPa or more, and the inner panel is a steel sheet having a sheet thickness of 0.50 mm or less.

12 . The automobile panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the outer panel is an aluminum sheet having a sheet thickness of 0.75 mm or less, and the inner panel is an aluminum sheet having a sheet thickness of 0.75 mm or less.

13 . A method for producing an automobile panel, comprising:
when applying an adhesive to serve as a joint for joining an outer panel and an inner panel to an application target including at least one of the outer panel and the inner panel, applying the adhesive to the application target using an applicator including a plurality of nozzles arranged in an arrangement including at least one part of a predetermined pattern; the plurality of nozzles being configured to be individually capable of switching supply of the adhesive on and off, and applying the adhesive in an arrangement including at least one part of the predetermined pattern to the application target by supplying the adhesive from all of the nozzles simultaneously, or applying the adhesive in an arrangement that is one part of the predetermined pattern to the application target by supplying the adhesive from a part of the nozzles.

14 . The method for producing an automobile panel according to claim 13 , comprising:
applying the adhesive to a plurality of places on the application target while causing the plurality of nozzles to reciprocate with respect to the application target.

15 . The method for producing an automobile panel according to claim 13 , wherein:
the adhesive is applied in a state in which relative positions of the plurality of nozzles are fixed.

16 . The method for producing an automobile panel according to claim 13 , comprising:
applying the adhesive while moving the plurality of nozzles in a rectilinear direction.

17 . The method for producing an automobile panel according to claim 16 , wherein:
the inner panel includes units which are arranged in plurality in an aligned relationship in a predetermined first direction as viewed in a sheet thickness direction of the outer panel and which are arranged in plurality in an aligned relationship in a second direction that intersects with the first direction; and the rectilinear direction is at least one of the first direction, the second direction, and a third direction that intersects with both of the first direction and the second direction.

18 . The method for producing an automobile panel according to claim 13 , comprising:
in a process that is prior to or a process that is after an application process in which the adhesive is applied in an arrangement including at least one part of the predetermined pattern to the application target by supplying the adhesive from all of the nozzles simultaneously or the adhesive is applied in an arrangement that is one part of the predetermined pattern to the application target by supplying the adhesive from a part of the nozzles, applying the adhesive at a place that deviates from a layout of the adhesive in the predetermined pattern.

19 . The method for producing an automobile panel according to claim 13 , wherein:
the adhesive is supplied to the application target while moving a plurality of the nozzles by an interval that is shorter than an interval between a plurality of the nozzles.

Assignees

• Nippon Steel Corp

Inventors

• Nishimura Ryuichi
• Sawa Yasunori
• Hamada Koichi

Classifications

• F16B5/08

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

• B62D29/007

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

• B62D27/026

  Connections by glue bonding (in general F16B11/00; processes C09J5/00) · CPC title

• B62D25/12 Primary

  Parts or details thereof (locks E05B, {E05B83/16; devices for holding open E05C17/00, e.g. while carrying oversize objects E05C17/042}; hinges E05D; counterbalancing means E05F; {checks, stops, buffers E05F5/00; } springs, {e.g. pneumatic springs} F16F) · CPC title

• F16B5/0621

  in parallel relationship (fastened by a drive-pin F16B19/1081; fastened by a device locking by rotation F16B21/02) · CPC title