Crash box for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9290139-B2
Application number	US-201414526022-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2014
Priority date	Jun 3, 2014
Publication date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Mar 22, 2016

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

What is claimed is:

1. 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 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, formed as a hollow box shape and through which a cross-section of a heptangular shape is formed in a vehicle width direction;
a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed at an inner space of the intermediate connection portion; and
a plurality of pipe tubes formed along a front/rear length direction of the intermediate connection portion.

2. The crash box for the vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein the intermediate connection portion is configured to have the cross-section of the heptangular shape which is formed by connecting a pair of vertical sides formed in parallel, a pair of horizontal sides formed in parallel, and three inclined sides that connect slantly the vertical sides and the horizontal sides,
wherein the pair of vertical sides includes an inner side arranged in an inner side direction of the vehicle and an outer side arranged in an 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 a lower side arranged in a lower side direction of the vehicle,
wherein the inner side and the upper side are connected at an angle of 90 degrees to form a reinforcement portion,
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, and
wherein each pipe tube is disposed on the reinforcement portion and each of the three inclined sides.

3. The crash box for the vehicle of claim 2 , 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, 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, and the horizontal rib and the vertical rib are connected in a cross shape.

4. The crash box for the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the horizontal rib and the vertical rib are connected entirely along a front/rear length direction of the intermediate connection portion.

5. The crash box for a vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the reinforcement portion is arranged in an inner side direction of the vehicle.

6. The crash box for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the crash box is formed of plastic.

7. The crash box for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a guide pin is connected to the rear connection portion, which guides an assembly location when assembled with the side member.

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

• B60R19/30

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

• B60R19/023

  Details · CPC title

• B60R19/34 Primary

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