Lower vehicle-body structure of vehicle
US-2016207568-A1 · Jul 21, 2016 · US
Vehicular floor brace
US9598118B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9598118-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414906477-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Publication date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
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A vehicle floor brace has a tubular body formed by rounding a sheet metal material, and a pair of attachment portions made of the sheet metal material and formed integrally with the tubular body at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body, and the vehicle floor brace is fixedly attached to an underside of a floor panel of a vehicle via the attachment portions to reinforce the floor panel, each of the attachment portions being configured to include a flat portion having an attachment surface to be attached to the floor panel, and a pair of reinforcing flanges formed by bending both side portions of the flat portion at right angles so that the side portions extend downward to an opposite side from the attachment surface and so that the attachment portion has a dish-shaped section.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle floor brace that has a tubular body formed by rounding a sheet metal material, and a pair of attachment portions made of the sheet metal material and formed integrally with the tubular body at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body, and the vehicle floor brace being fixedly attached to an underside of a floor panel of a vehicle via the attachment portions to reinforce the floor panel, each of the attachment portions being configured to include a flat portion having an attachment surface to be attached to the floor panel, and a pair of reinforcing flanges formed by bending both side portions of the flat portion at right angles so that the side portions extend downward to an opposite side from the attachment surface and so that the attachment portion has a dish-shaped section, and a position of the tubular body relative to the pair of attachment portions in a vertical direction being determined so that a lower end of the tubular body is located within a range of tolerance equal to a thickness of the sheet metal material in upward and downward directions from a horizontal imaginary plane that contacts lower ends of the reinforcing flanges. 2. The vehicle floor brace according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of attachment portions are disposed so that the attachment surfaces are located in a single common horizontal plane, and the position of the tubular body relative to the pair of attachment portions in the vertical direction is determined so that a center of gravity of the tubular body in section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is located within a range of tolerance equal to the thickness of the sheet metal material in the upward and downward directions from the plane. 3. The vehicle floor brace according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular body is formed by rounding the sheet metal material such that both side portions of the sheet metal material abut on each other, the tubular body is disposed over the floor panel in such an attitude that the portions caused to abut on each other by the rounding are located on a lower side, and the tubular body has a horizontal flat back portion at its upper end so that an upper part of the section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction has a rectangular shape. 4. The vehicle floor brace according to claim 2 , wherein the tubular body is formed by rounding the sheet metal material such that both side portions of the sheet metal material abut on each other, the tubular body is disposed over the floor panel in such an attitude that the portions caused to abut on each other by the rounding are located on a lower side, and the tubular body has a horizontal flat back portion at its upper end so that an upper part of the section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction has a rectangular shape. 5. A vehicle floor brace that has a tubular body formed by rounding a sheet metal material, and a pair of attachment portions made of the sheet metal material and formed integrally with the tubular body at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body, and the vehicle floor brace being fixedly attached to an underside of a floor panel of a vehicle via the attachment portions to reinforce the floor panel, each of the attachment portions being configured to include an attachment surface to be attached to the floor panel, and the attachment surfaces of the attachment portions are located in a single common horizontal plane, and a position of the tubular body relative to the pair of attachment portions in a vertical direction being determined so that a center of gravity of the tubular body in section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is located within a range of tolerance equal to a thickness of the sheet metal material in upward and downward directions from the plane. 6. The vehicle floor brace according to claim 5 , wherein the tubular body is formed by rounding the sheet metal material such that both side portions of the sheet metal material abut on each other, the tubular body is disposed over the floor panel in such an attitude that the portions caused to abut on each other by the rounding are located on a lower side, and the tubular body has a horizontal flat back portion at its upper end so that an upper part of the section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction has a rectangular shape.
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- What does patent US9598118B2 cover?
- A vehicle floor brace has a tubular body formed by rounding a sheet metal material, and a pair of attachment portions made of the sheet metal material and formed integrally with the tubular body at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body, and the vehicle floor brace is fixedly attached to an underside of a floor panel of a vehicle via the attachment portions to reinforce the f…
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- Toyota Tekko Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62D25/20. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 21 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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