Back beam for driving apparatus having reinforcement part

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9630580-B2
Application number	US-201314762203-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2013
Priority date	Jan 25, 2013
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

The present invention provides a back beam for vehicle, which includes: a back-beam body formed in an arcuate shape and having a predetermined length; and reinforcement parts protruding from a plurality of portions of a front surface of the back-beam body and spaced apart from each other with intervals gradually varying toward both ends from a central portion of the back-beam body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A back beam for a driving apparatus, comprising:
a back-beam body having an arcuate shape in a longitudinal direction of the back-beam body; and
reinforcing parts comprising a plurality of shock absorbing protrusions protruded from a front surface of the back-beam body,
wherein the front surface of the back-beam body comprises
a central region, and
a pair of side regions located on opposite sides of the central region,

wherein the plurality of shock absorbing protrusions includes
first shock absorbing protrusions arranged at intervals in the central region, and
second shock absorbing protrusions arranged at intervals in the side regions, and

wherein first intervals of the first shock absorbing protrusions in the central region are different from second intervals of the second shock absorbing protrusions in at least one of the side regions.

2. The back beam according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of shock absorbing protrusions has a rib shape, and
wherein the first intervals are narrow than the second intervals.

3. The back beam according to claim 2 , wherein the first and second intervals gradually increase from the central region to both the side regions.

4. The back beam according to claim 2 , wherein each shock absorbing protrusions of the plurality of shock absorbing protrusions is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the back-beam body.

5. The back beam according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of shock absorbing protrusions has a rectangular shape, and
wherein the first intervals are wider than the second intervals.

6. The back beam according to claim 5 , wherein the first and second intervals gradually decrease from the central region to both the side regions.

7. The back beam according to claim 5 , wherein at least one protrusions of the plurality of shock absorbing protrusions comprises an internal space therein.

8. The back beam according to claim 5 , wherein the back-beam body is formed of any of metal, high-strength plastics or a composite material.

9. The back beam according to claim 5 , wherein an area of the central region comprising the first shock absorbing protrusions is larger than an area of both side regions having the second shock absorbing protrusions.

10. The back beam according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of shock absorbing protrusions has a polygonal cross-section.

11. The back beam according to claim 1 , wherein the back-beam body is formed of any of metal, high-strength plastics or a composite material.

12. The back beam according to claim 1 , wherein an area of the central region comprising the first shock absorbing protrusions is smaller than an area of the side regions having the second shock absorbing protrusions.

13. A back beam for a driving apparatus, comprising:
a back-beam body having an arcuate shape in a longitudinal direction of the back-beam body; and
reinforcing parts comprising a plurality of shock absorbing ribs protruded from a front surface of the back-beam body,
wherein the front surface of the back-beam body comprises
a central region, and
a pair of side regions located on opposite sides of the central region,

wherein the plurality of shock absorbing ribs includes
first shock absorbing ribs arranged at intervals in the central region, and
second shock absorbing ribs arranged at intervals in the side regions,

wherein first intervals of the first shock absorbing ribs in the central region are different from second intervals of the second shock absorbing ribs in at least one of the side regions, and
wherein a width to a height of each of the first shock absorbing ribs in the central region is in a ratio of 2:1, and a width to a height of each of the second shock absorbing ribs in the at least one of the side regions is in a ratio of 1:1,
wherein the first intervals are one to two times as large as the width of each of the first shock absorbing ribs in the central region, and the second intervals are two or more times as large as the width of each of the second shock absorbing ribs in at least one of the side regions.

14. The back beam according to claim 13 , wherein a length of each of the first shock absorbing ribs in the central region or a length of each of the second shock absorbing ribs in the side regions is substantially equal to a width of the back-beam body.

15. A back beam for a driving apparatus, comprising:
a back-beam body having an arcuate shape in a longitudinal direction of the back-beam body; and
reinforcing parts comprising a plurality of shock absorbing protrusions protruded from a front surface of the back-beam body,
wherein the front surface of the back-beam body comprises
a central region, and
a pair of side regions located on opposite sides of the central region,

wherein the plurality of shock absorbing protrusions includes
first shock absorbing protrusions arranged at intervals in the central region, and
second shock absorbing protrusions arranged at intervals in the side regions,

wherein first intervals of the first shock absorbing protrusions in the central region are different from second intervals of the second shock absorbing protrusions in at least one of the side regions,
wherein a width to a length to a height of each of the first shock absorbing protrusions in the central region is in a ratio of 2:2:1, and a width to a length to a height of each of the second shock absorbing protrusions in the at least one of the side regions is in a ratio of 1:1:1, and
wherein the first intervals are two times as large as the width of each of the first shock absorbing protrusions in the central region, and the second intervals are two times as large as the width of each of the second shock absorbing protrusions in at least one of the side regions.

Assignees

• Lg Hausys Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Kyung Hoon
• Kim Hee June
• Kil Yong Kil

Classifications

• B60R19/18 Primary

  {characterised by the cross-section;} Means within the bumper to absorb impact · CPC title

• B60R2019/1806

  Structural beams therefor, e.g. shock-absorbing · CPC title

• B60R2019/186

  Additional energy absorbing means supported on bumber beams, e.g. cellular structures or material · CPC title