Forward portion of vehicle body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9650073-B2
Application number	US-201314410393-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2013
Priority date	Jun 26, 2012
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A forward portion of a vehicle body includes a forward side member provided in a forward portion of a motor vehicle, and a shotgun inserted into the forward side member to be directly connected thereto. The shotgun contains an end coupling portion bent in a direction toward the forward side member so as to be coupled to the forward side member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A forward portion of a vehicle body, comprising:
a metal forward side member provided in a forward portion of a motor vehicle; and
a shotgun having a tube-shaped end coupling portion,
wherein the tube-shaped end coupling portion is inserted into the forward side member directly connecting the shotgun to the forward side member and the metal of the forward side member surrounds an outer surface of the shotgun, the shotgun comprises an end coupling portion bent in a direction toward the forward side member, to be coupled to the forward side member, and
the forward side member comprises:
a linear coupling hole having a shape corresponding to that of an end surface of the end coupling portion; and
a connection tab connecting a plate portion provided in an inner portion of the linear coupling hole to a body of the forward side member,
wherein an opening formed between an outer perimeter of the linear coupling hole and an outer perimeter of the plate portion is discontinuous.

2. The forward portion of the vehicle body of claim 1 , wherein the forward side member comprises a forward coupling hole formed to correspond to an outer circumferential surface shape of the end coupling portion.

3. The forward portion of the vehicle body of claim 2 , wherein the forward side member further comprises a support portion extended inwardly of the forward side member from an edge of the forward coupling hole, to support the end coupling portion.

4. The forward portion of the vehicle body of claim 1 , wherein the shotgun further comprises a tab insertion slot having one open end and having a form elongated in a direction in which the shotgun is inserted, to correspond to a form of the connection tab.

5. The forward portion of the vehicle body of claim 1 , wherein the shotgun comprises a protrusion portion protruding forwardly from the motor vehicle.

6. The forward portion of the vehicle body of claim 5 , wherein an area of the shotgun including the protrusion portion has a circumference 30 to 35% greater than a circumference of an area of the shotgun that does not include the protrusion portion.

7. The forward portion of the vehicle body of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the shotgun and the forward side member contains iron (Fe), carbon (C), silicon (Si), manganese (Mn), aluminum (Al), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), and other impurities, as ingredients thereof, and the structure of the at least one of the shotgun and the forward side member includes at least one of ferrite, martensite, and austenite, to be provided using twinning induced plasticity steel (TWIP) having a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more and an elongation rate of 45 to 65%.

Assignees

• Posco

Inventors

• Kim Jae-Hyun
• Kang Yeon-Sik
• Lee Hyoun-Young

Classifications

• B62D29/007

  predominantly of special steel or specially treated steel, e.g. stainless steel or locally surface hardened steel · CPC title

• B62D27/023

  Assembly of structural joints · CPC title

• B62D25/082 Primary

  Engine compartments · CPC title

• B62D29/008

  predominantly of light alloys, e.g. extruded · CPC title

• B62D21/152 Primary

  Front or rear frames · CPC title