Reinforcement unit of engine room

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9868471-B2
Application number	US-201615228312-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2016
Priority date	Apr 28, 2016
Publication date	Jan 16, 2018
Grant date	Jan 16, 2018

Abstract

A reinforcement unit of an engine room includes a first mounting bracket mounted to a front end module disposed at a front of a vehicle body; a second mounting bracket corresponding to the first mounting bracket and mounted to a cowl disposed at a rear of the vehicle body; a first connection bracket mounted to one shock absorber housing of the vehicle body; a second connection bracket mounted to another shock absorber housing of the vehicle body; a first connecting member having both ends mounted to one side of the first connection bracket and the second connection bracket; and a second connecting member disposed at the rear of the vehicle body while corresponding to the first connecting member and having both ends mounted to another side of the first connection bracket and the second connection bracket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reinforcement unit of an engine room, comprising:
a first mounting bracket mounted to a front end module disposed at a front of a vehicle body;
a second mounting bracket corresponding to the first mounting bracket and mounted to a cowl disposed a rear of the vehicle body;
a first connection bracket mounted to one shock absorber housing disposed in a width direction of the vehicle body;
a second connection bracket mounted to another shock absorber housing disposed in the width direction of the vehicle body;
a first connecting member having a center mounted to the first mounting bracket and both ends mounted to one side of the first connection bracket and the second connection bracket; and
a second connecting member disposed at the rear of the vehicle body while corresponding to the first connecting member and having a center mounted to the second mounting bracket and both ends mounted to another side of the first connection bracket and the second connection bracket.

2. The reinforcement unit of claim 1 , wherein:
the first connecting member is formed of a “V” character shape.

3. The reinforcement unit of claim 1 , wherein:
the center of the first connecting member is inserted to the first mounting bracket through a predetermined part and is combined with the first mounting bracket through an adhesive and a riveting.

4. The reinforcement unit of claim 1 , wherein:
both ends of the first connecting member are respectively bolted to the first connection bracket and the second connection bracket.

5. The reinforcement unit of claim 1 , wherein the second connecting member includes:
a center portion disposed to be horizontal to the cowl and mounted to the second mounting bracket;
a first bending portion formed from one end of the center portion toward the first connection bracket; and
a second bending portion formed from another end of the center portion toward the second connection bracket.

6. The reinforcement unit of claim 5 , wherein:
the center portion is inserted to the second mounting bracket, an upper exterior circumference is adhered to an upper inside of the second mounting bracket through an adhesive, and a lower exterior circumference is not applied with the adhesive.

7. The reinforcement unit of claim 5 , wherein:
the center portion is fixed to the second mounting bracket through at least one pipe nut penetrating the second mounting bracket to be inserted inside the second mounting bracket.

8. The reinforcement unit of claim 5 , wherein:
the first bending portion and the second bending portion are formed to be inclined from the rear of the vehicle body toward the front of the vehicle body.

9. The reinforcement unit of claim 5 , wherein:
in the first connection bracket, a first socket inserted with the other end of the first bending portion having one end that is integrally connected to the center portion is formed.

10. The reinforcement unit of claim 9 , wherein:
another end of the first bending portion in a state that it is inserted to the first socket is fixed to the first socket through the adhesive and the rivet.

11. The reinforcement unit of claim 5 , wherein:
in the second connection bracket, a second socket is formed to be inserted with another end of the second bending portion having one end integrally connected to the center portion is formed.

12. The reinforcement unit of claim 11 , wherein:
the another end of the second bending portion in a state that it is inserted to the second socket is fixed to the second socket through the adhesive and the riveting.

13. The reinforcement unit of claim 1 , wherein:
the first connecting member and the second connecting member connected through the first connection bracket and the second connection bracket are formed of a rhombus shape.

14. The reinforcement unit of claim 1 , wherein:
the first connecting member and the second connecting member are formed of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP).

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• An Byeongdo
• Park Tae Wan
• Lee Kang Chul
• An Yong Dok

Classifications

• B62D25/082 Primary

  Engine compartments · CPC title

• F16B19/00

  Bolts without screw-thread; Pins, including deformable elements (in screwed connections F16B29/00); Rivets (means for preventing withdrawal F16B21/00) · CPC title

• B62D25/085

  Front-end modules · CPC title

• B62D25/088

  Details of structures as upper supports for springs or dampers · CPC title