Vehicle panel structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9840132-B2
Application number	US-201514938043-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2015
Priority date	Nov 21, 2014
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle panel structure according to technology disclosed herein includes: a panel member employed in a vehicle; a joining member configured including an angled wall that is disposed on one plate thickness direction side of a joined-to wall of the panel member, and that is angled with respect to the joined-to wall, and a joining wall that is disposed facing the one plate thickness direction side of the joined-to wall, and that is coupled to the angled wall through a bent portion; and a spot weld that configures a join portion where the joining wall is joined to the joined-to wall, and that is set at a portion of the join portion where an extension line running along an axial direction of the angled wall intersects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle panel structure comprising:
a panel member provided in a vehicle, the panel member including a joined-to wall;
a joining member including an angled wall, a joining wall, and a bent portion connecting the angled wall to the joining wall, the angled wall being disposed on a lower side of the joined-to wall of the panel member, the angled wall being angled with respect to the joined-to wall, and the joining wall facing the lower side of the joined-to wall; and
a spot weld provided at a join portion of the joining wall, where the joining wall is joined to the joined-to wall, the spot weld being provided at a portion of the join portion intersecting an extension line extending substantially in a same direction as the angled wall from a connection point between the angled wall and the bent portion.

2. The vehicle panel structure of claim 1 , wherein the bent portion is formed in a circular arc shape protruding toward a side of the angled wall as viewed along a thickness direction of the joining wall.

3. The vehicle panel structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the panel member is a dent reinforcement panel reinforcing a hood outer panel of a vehicle hood; and
the joining member is a striker reinforcement provided with a striker.

4. The vehicle panel structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the panel member is a door inner panel of a vehicle door; and
the joining member is a dent reinforcement disposed on a vehicle width direction outer side of the door inner panel.

5. A vehicle panel structure comprising:
a panel provided in a vehicle, the panel including a joined-to wall; and
a joining member including an angled wall, a joining wall, and a bent portion connecting the angled wall to the joining wall, wherein
the angled wall is disposed on a lower side of the joined-to wall,
the angled wall being angled with respect to the joined-to wall,
the joining wall is disposed to face the lower side of the joined-to wall,
an angle θ 1 formed between the joining wall and the bent portion is obtuse,
an angle θ 2 formed between the joining wall and an extension line extending substantially in a same direction as the angled wall from a connection point between the angled wall and the bent portion is obtuse and larger than the angle θ 1 , and
the joined wall is joined to the join-to wall at an intersection of the extension line and the joining wall.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fujii Hayato
• Sakakibara Akihiko

Classifications

• B60J5/0437

  characterised by the attachment means to the door, e.g. releasable attachment means · CPC title

• B60J5/0425

  the elements being arranged essentially horizontal in the centre of the lower door structure (B60J5/0426 - B60J5/0448 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60J5/045 Primary

  Panel type elements (B60J5/0455 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D25/105 Primary

  for motor cars · CPC title