Heterogeneous material joint structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9950748-B2
Application number	US-201415104772-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2014
Priority date	Dec 25, 2013
Publication date	Apr 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

In a battery frame, an upper panel is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and first reinforcements are made of sheet metal. Head portions of rivets are disposed at the upper panel side, and a diameter dimension of the head portions is set larger than that of caulking portions of the rivets. This enables a contact surface area between the rivets and the upper panel to be larger than in cases in which the caulking portions are disposed at the upper panel side. This enables peripheral edge portions of first joint holes in the upper panel to be supported by the head portions of the rivets over a large surface area. The peripheral edge portions of the first joint holes in the upper panel are thereby suppressed from breaking and the like.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heterogeneous material joint structure comprising:
a resin panel that is configured by a fiber reinforced plastic and that is formed with a plurality of first holes in a row along a vehicle front-rear direction at either vehicle width direction side portion of the resin panel;
a metal panel that is configured by a metal and that includes a left and right pair of first reinforcements that extend along the vehicle front-rear direction and are formed with a plurality of second holes at locations facing the first holes, and a second reinforcement that extends along the vehicle width direction between the first reinforcements and has both vehicle width direction end portions joined to the first reinforcements; and
rivets that are inserted into the first holes and into the second holes, that join the resin panel and the metal panel together in a state in which a head portion configuring one end portion of each of the rivets is disposed at the resin panel side and a flange portion configuring another end portion of each of the rivets is disposed at the metal panel side, a diameter dimension of the head portion being set larger than a diameter dimension of the flange portion, wherein:
recessed portions that project out from a general portion of the resin panel toward the metal panel side and abut the metal panel are formed in the resin panel;
the first holes are formed in the respective recessed portions; and
the head portion of each of the rivets is closer to the metal panel than a surface of the general portion of the panel that is farther away from the metal panel.

2. The heterogeneous material joint structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the resin panel and the metal panel configure a frame that is disposed under a floor of a vehicle and that supports a vehicle installed component installed to the vehicle;
in the frame, the resin panel is disposed facing a vehicle lower side of the metal panel; and
the head portion is disposed further toward a vehicle upper side than the general portion.

3. The heterogeneous material joint structure of claim 1 , wherein the first holes are machined after molding the resin panel.

4. The heterogeneous material joint structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the resin panel is respectively provided at each of a vehicle upper side and a vehicle lower side of the metal panel;
the first reinforcements are each formed with a hat shaped cross-section as viewed from a length direction;
an apex wall configuring an upper end portion of each of the first reinforcements is joined to the resin panel at the vehicle upper side of the metal panel;
a flange configuring a lower end portion of each of the first reinforcements is joined to the resin panel at the vehicle lower side of the metal panel.

5. The heterogeneous material joint structure of claim 1 , wherein the fiber reinforced plastic is carbon fiber reinforced plastic.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ikeda Koki
• Hokazono Kiyoshi
• Kamimura Shinya
• Nakamura Kentaro
• Terada Shin
• Sakurai Tomohiro

Classifications

• B60K1/04

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• B62D29/005 Primary

  preformed metal and synthetic material elements being joined together, e.g. by adhesives · CPC title

• F16B19/06

  Solid rivets made in one piece · CPC title

• B62D25/20

  Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} · CPC title

• B62D27/023

  Assembly of structural joints · CPC title