Under-floor frame system for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9446793-B2
Application number	US-201414520124-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2014
Priority date	Mar 4, 2014
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

An under-floor frame system is disclosed. In particular, a main frame made of carbon fiber composite materials forms a closed quadrangle. A center cross member made of carbon fiber composite materials runs along a width direction of a vehicle and connects middles of the both side members. Also, a front cross member and a rear cross member made of carbon fiber composite materials runs along a width direction of a vehicle and connects a front side member portion and a rear side member portion at both sides of the main frame, respectively. A center tunnel member made of carbon fiber composite materials and is extended in a width direction of a vehicle to traverse an upper space of the center cross member and connects the front cross member and the rear cross member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An under-floor frame system comprising:
a main frame made of carbon fiber composite materials and forming a closed quadrangle, wherein a front of which is a front bumper member, both sides of which are side members running from a front to a rear of the main frame, and a rear of which is a rear bumper member;
a center cross member made of carbon fiber composite materials, wherein the center cross member runs along a width direction of a vehicle and connecting a middle of the both side members;
a front cross member and a rear cross member made of carbon fiber composite materials, wherein the front cross member and the rear cross member run along with a width direction of a vehicle and connect to a front side member portion and a rear side member portion at both sides of the main frame, respectively; and
a center tunnel member made of carbon fiber composite materials and extended in the length direction of a vehicle to traverse an upper space of the center cross member and connect the front cross member and the rear cross member: and
a support member made of carbon fiber composite materials, divided in an upward direction from the center tunnel member, and extended, wherein an end of which is connected to a cowl cross member.

2. The under-floor frame system of claim 1 , wherein the center cross member is provided as a pair made up of a front center cross member and a rear center cross member which are spaced apart in parallel at a distance from each other.

3. The under-floor frame system of claim 1 , wherein an end of the center tunnel member is divided into two strands at a side of the front cross member or the rear cross member, and the respective divided ends are in close contact with the front cross member or the rear cross member to be extended in the same direction thereof.

4. The under-floor frame system of claim 3 , wherein the divided end of the center tunnel member is connected to the side member of the main frame, and the side member, the divided ends of the center tunnel member and the end of the corresponding front cross member or the rear cross member are connected to each other, leaving a triangular space therebetween.

5. The under-floor frame system of claim 3 , wherein the divided point of the center tunnel member forms a triangular space together with the corresponding front cross member or the rear cross member.

6. The under-floor frame system of claim 3 , further comprising:
an additional side member made of carbon fiber composite materials, extended in the length direction of a vehicle, and connected to the side member of the main frame; and
a door seal member made of carbon fiber composite materials and connected to an outer end of the additional side member, wherein the divided ends of a front end of the center tunnel member are connected to the front cross member, the side member, the additional side member, and the door seal member.

7. The under-floor frame system of claim 6 , wherein divided ends of a rear end of the center tunnel member are connected to the rear cross member and the additional side member.

8. The under-floor frame system of claim 3 , wherein a front end of the additional side member is extended and connected to the front cross member via the side member.

9. The under-floor frame system of claim 1 , wherein the end of the center tunnel member is divided into two strands at a side of the rear cross member, the respective divided ends are in close contact with the rear cross member and extended in the same direction thereof to be connected to the side member of the main frame, wherein the side member, the divided ends of the center tunnel member and the end of the rear cross member are connected to each other, leaving a triangular space therebetween.

10. The under-floor frame system of claim 1 , wherein the center tunnel member is provided with two strands that are extended in parallel and in close contact and the two strands are divided at a side of the front cross member or at a side of the rear cross member to be in close contact with the front cross member or the rear cross member and to be extended in the same direction thereof.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Chi Hoon
• Choi Young Ho
• Kim Gi Hwan
• Cho Jeong Min
• Hansen Hermann
• Verhoeven Rolf
• Kwasniak Pawel

Classifications

• B62D21/02 Primary

  comprising longitudinally or transversely arranged frame members · CPC title

• B62D25/20

  Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} · CPC title

• B60R19/03

  characterised by material, e.g. composite (B60R19/18 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D29/041

  Understructures · CPC title

• B62D21/00

  Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted (combined frame and vehicle body B62D23/00 {; characterised by the material thereof B62D29/00}) · CPC title