Vehicle hood panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9387887-B2
Application number	US-201214008566-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2012
Priority date	Mar 31, 2011
Publication date	Jul 12, 2016
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016

Abstract

A vehicle hood panel is formed by bonding an outer panel and an inner panel to each other. Disposed along the outer peripheral edge of the inner panel is an outer peripheral portion to which a cushion member and hinges for attaching the hood panel to a vehicle are to be later fastened. Adhesive bonding surfaces which are to be bonded to the outer panel by mastic are disposed on the region surrounded by the outer peripheral portion, and a plurality of reinforcement beads are formed between the adhesive bonding surfaces. At least some of the adhesive bonding surfaces and/or reinforcement beads are bended so as to extend toward the hinges or the cushion member as seen in a plan view.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle hood panel that includes an outer panel and an inner panel joined to each other,
wherein the inner panel includes
an outer peripheral portion provided along an outer peripheral edge of the inner panel, a hinge seating surface and a cushion member seating surface being provided on the outer peripheral portion to attach a hinge and a cushion member, the hinge being used to connect the hood panel to a vehicle main body and the cushion member being used to prevent the hood panel from interfering with the vehicle main body,
first adhesive bonding surfaces provided in a region surrounded by the outer peripheral portion, the first adhesive bonding surfaces being joined by mastic to the outer panel, and
a plurality of reinforcement beads each has a recessed portion in sectional view, said recessed portion of the reinforcement beads being positioned between the first adhesive bonding surfaces,
wherein at least two of the first adhesive bonding surfaces and at least one recessed portion between the adjacent adhesive bonding surfaces are curved in a plan view with respect to a front-rear direction of the vehicle so as to extend toward the hinge.

2. The vehicle hood panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first adhesive bonding surfaces are provided at a plurality of positions so as to be arranged in a vehicle left-right direction.

3. The vehicle hood panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first adhesive bonding surfaces are provided at a plurality of positions so as to be arranged in a vehicle front-rear direction.

4. The vehicle hood panel according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first adhesive bonding surfaces is in a boomerang shape in a plan view such that a straight line along the vehicle front-rear direction intersects at two points along the at least one of the first adhesive bonding surfaces.

5. The vehicle hood panel according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first adhesive bonding surfaces is in a boomerang shape in a plan view such that a straight line along the vehicle left-right direction intersects at two points along the at least one of the first adhesive bonding surfaces.

6. The vehicle hood panel according to claim 2 or claim 3 ,
wherein the inner panel further includes a second adhesive bonding surface that connects end portions of the first adhesive bonding surfaces to one another.

7. The vehicle hood panel according to claim 6 ,
wherein bottom surfaces of the reinforcement beads are provided at positions 5 to 30 mm deep from the second adhesive bonding surface.

8. The vehicle hood panel according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
wherein the inner panel is formed of an aluminum plate or an aluminum alloy plate having a thickness of 0.5 to 1.5 mm, or a steel plate having a thickness of 0.4 to 1.0 mm.

9. The vehicle hood panel according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
wherein bottom surfaces of the reinforcement beads are provided at positions 5 to 30 mm deep from the first adhesive bonding surfaces.

10. A vehicle hood panel that includes an outer panel and an inner panel joined to each other,
wherein the inner panel includes
an outer peripheral portion provided along an outer peripheral edge of the inner panel, a hinge seating surface and a cushion member seating surface being provided on the outer peripheral portion to attach a hinge and a cushion member, the hinge being used to connect the hood panel to a vehicle main body and the cushion member being used to prevent the hood panel from interfering with the vehicle main body,
first adhesive bonding surfaces provided in a region surrounded by the outer peripheral portion, the first adhesive bonding surfaces being joined by mastic to the outer panel, and
a plurality of reinforcement beads each has a recessed portion in sectional view, said recessed portion of the reinforcement beads being positioned between the first adhesive bonding surfaces,
wherein at least some of both of the first adhesive bonding surfaces and the reinforcement beads are curved in a plan view with respect to a front-rear direction of the vehicle so as to extend toward the hinge
wherein the first adhesive bonding surfaces are provided at a plurality of positions so as to be arranged in a vehicle left-right direction; and
the inner panel further includes intermediate reinforcement beads, each of the reinforcement beads being provided with the intermediate reinforcement bead that projects upwardly from a bottom surface of recessed portion of the reinforcement bead at an end portion of the reinforcement bead so as to connect both side surfaces of the reinforcement bead to each other, an upper surface of the intermediate reinforcement bead being lower than the first adhesive bonding surfaces.

11. A vehicle hood panel that includes an outer panel and an inner panel joined to each other,
wherein the inner panel includes
an outer peripheral portion provided along an outer peripheral edge of the inner panel, a hinge seating surface and a cushion member seating surface being provided on the outer peripheral portion to attach a hinge and a cushion member, the hinge being used to connect the hood panel to a vehicle main body and the cushion member being used to prevent the hood panel from interfering with the vehicle main body,
first adhesive bonding surfaces provided in a region surrounded by the outer peripheral portion, the first adhesive bonding surfaces being joined by mastic to the outer panel, and
a plurality of reinforcement beads each has a recessed portion in sectional view, said recessed portion of the reinforcement beads being positioned between the first adhesive bonding surfaces,
wherein at least some of both of the first adhesive bonding surfaces and the reinforcement beads are curved in a plan view with respect to a front-rear direction of the vehicle so as to extend toward the hinge
wherein the inner panel further includes an outer peripheral step that is provided along an inner edge of the outer peripheral portion surrounding the plurality of reinforcement beads and that extends upward from the outer peripheral portion so as to have a step shape.

Assignees

• Ishitobi Hideki
• Yoshida Masatoshi
• Kobe Steel Ltd

Inventors

• Ishitobi Hideki
• Yoshida Masatoshi

Classifications

• B60R2021/343

  using deformable body panel, bodywork or components · CPC title

• B60R21/34

  Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians {(B60R19/02 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B62D25/105 Primary

  for motor cars · CPC title

• B62D25/10 Primary

  Bonnets or lids {, e.g. for trucks, tractors, busses, work vehicles (for truck beds B60J7/1607; for boats B63B19/12; doors arranged at the vehicle rear B60J5/10; inlet covers for vehicle fuel tanks B60K15/05; for protecting non-occupants of a vehicle B60R21/38)} · CPC title