AU729095B2 - Reinforcing structure of automobile chassis - Google Patents
Reinforcing structure of automobile chassis Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- AU729095B2 AU729095B2 AU65477/99A AU6547799A AU729095B2 AU 729095 B2 AU729095 B2 AU 729095B2 AU 65477/99 A AU65477/99 A AU 65477/99A AU 6547799 A AU6547799 A AU 6547799A AU 729095 B2 AU729095 B2 AU 729095B2
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- stay
- center pillar
- side member
- chassis
- pillar side
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Ceased
Links
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D21/00—Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted
- B62D21/15—Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body
- B62D21/152—Front or rear frames
- B62D21/155—Sub-frames or underguards
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
- B60Y2306/00—Other features of vehicle sub-units
- B60Y2306/01—Reducing damages in case of crash, e.g. by improving battery protection
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Transportation (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
Description
AUSTRALIA
Patents Act 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
ORIGINAL
Name of Applicant: Actual Inventor: Address for Service: Invention Title: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Young-Jin KIM H.R. HODGKINSON CO.
Patent Trade Mark Attorneys Level 3, 20 Alfred Street MILSONS POINT NSW 2061 REINFORCING STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOBILE
CHASSIS
S.
S
S
*5 S S 5* The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to us: S. S U, S
*SSS*~
S
S. S
S
S S S REINFORCING STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates, in general, to reinforcing structures of automobiles chassis and, more particularly, to a reinforcing structure of an automobile chassis preventing a chassis sub-frame from being pushed rearward during an offset crash.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART o o.
As well known to those skilled in the art, the offset crash is also called a lap crash :and refers to a partial collision with an obstacle. In collision experiments, a term of a "percent offset crash" is used to express what percentage of the entire width of the automobile is collided with an obstacle. The offset crash may occur when a driver makes a collision while trying to avoid a collision with a large sized vehicle.
As illustrated in Fig. 1, in a conventional passenger vehicle, a front side member o* 20 provided with a chassis sub-frame 10 at its bottom is connected with a center floor side member 30 by means of a triangle-shaped stay 40. In more detail, the stay 40 is fixed to the inner center pillar side part 31 of the center floor side member 30 consisting of one inner center pillar side part 31 and one outer center pillar side part 32. In Fig. 1, reference characters 11, 21 and 31a designate a joint of the chassis sub-frame 10, a joint of the front side member 20 and a joint of the inner center pillar side member 31.
According to the prior art, when an impact is applied to the front side member and, consequently, the chassis sub-frame 40 is pushed rearward, the stay 40 fixed at the joints 31 and 31a resists the retreat of the chassis sub-frame S 1
L,,OFF
However, since the stay 40, designed to allow the portion behind the joint 11 of the chassis sub-frame 10 to be least deformed, is rotated around the joint 11 of the chassis subframe when the chassis sub-frame is pushed rearward due to an offset crash, the conventional connecting structure for a side member of an automobile chassis may not resist sufficiently the retreat of the chassis sub-frame.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above 10 problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a reinforcing structure of an automobile chassis that may resist the retreat of a chassis sub- !frame effectively in case of an offset crash.
According to one aspect, the present invention provides a reinforcing structure of an automobile chassis in which a front side member, provided with a chassis sub-frame at its bottom, is connected with a center floor side member by means of a stay, the center floor side member consisting of an inner center pillar side part and an outer center pillar side apart, characterized in that the stay is U-shaped, and is fixed to not only the chassis subframe and the front side member at positions between its both ends but also the inner and S 20 outer center pillar side parts at its both ends.
According to another embodiment, portions of the inner and outer center pillar side parts on which both ends of the stay are respectively fixed have the same cross sections as cross sections of both ends of the stay, and both ends of the stay are fitted into portions of inner and outer center pillar side parts.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a conventional connecting structure for a side member of an automobile chassis; Fig. 2 is a reinforcing structure of an automobile chassis according to the present invention; and Fig. 3 is a cross section taken along line A-A of Fig. 2.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Fig. 2 is a reinforcing structure of an automobile chassis according to the present 10 invention. Fig. 3 is a cross section taken along line A-A of Fig. 2. For ease of description, like parts in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are designated by like reference characters.
As shown in Fig. 2, a front side member 20 provided with a chassis sub-frame 10 at its bottom is connected with a center pillar floor member 30 by means of a stay 100 according to the present invention.
The center floor side member 30 consists of an inner center pillar side part 31 and o* *an outer center pillar side part 32, the inner center pillar side part 31 and the outer center °o pillar side part 32 having the same cross sections as the cross section of a hat, respectively.
The stay 100 is U-shaped and has the same cross section as that of a hat at its both ends. The stay 100 is fixed to not only the chassis sub-frame 10 and the front side member at positions between its both ends but also the inner center pillar side part 31 and the outer center pillar side part 32 of the center floor side member 30 at its both ends.
According to the present invention, when an impact is applied to the front side member 20 and, consequently, the chassis sub-frame 40 is pushed rearward, the stay 100 fixed to the inner center pillar side part 31 and the outer center pillar side part 32 resists the retreat of the chassis sub-frame 40. In such a case, since both ends of the stay 100 are fixed to the inner center pillar side part 31 and the outer center pillar side part 32, the rotation of the stay 100 is prevented, thus allowing the structure of the present invention to resist the 3 retreat of the chassis sub-frame 40. In addition, since the component members have the same cross sections as the cross section of a hat and engaged with each other, the impact absorbing capability of the components is effectively improved.
As described above, the present invention provides a reinforcing structure of an automobile chassis that may resist the retreat of a chassis sub-frame effectively in case of an offset crash.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed 10 for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
The term "comprising" as used herein is used in the inclusive sense of "'including" or "having" and not in the exclusive sense of "consisting only of".
a *o
Claims (3)
1. A reinforcing structure of an automobile chassis in which a front side member, provided with a chassis sub-frame at its bottom, is connected with a center floor side member by means of a stay, the center floor side member consisting of an inner center pillar side part and an outer center pillar side part, characterized in that: the stay is U-shaped and is fixed to not only the chassis sub-frame and the front side member at positions between its both ends but also the inner and outer center pillar side parts at its both ends.
2. A structure according to Claim 1, wherein portions of the inner and outer center pillar side parts on which both ends of the stay are respectively fixed have the same cross sections as cross sections of both ends of the stay, and both ends of the stay are fitted into the inner S: and outer center pillar side parts.
3. A reinforcing structure as hereinbefore described and with reference to Figs. 2 and 3. Dated this 6 th day of November 2000. 20 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY BY: HODGKINSON OLD McINNES Patent Attorneys for the Applicant S bM
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| KR2019990007383U KR200247112Y1 (en) | 1999-05-03 | 1999-05-03 | A reinforcement structure of chassis for car |
| KR99-7383 | 1999-05-03 |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| AU6547799A AU6547799A (en) | 2000-11-09 |
| AU729095B2 true AU729095B2 (en) | 2001-01-25 |
Family
ID=19575714
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU65477/99A Ceased AU729095B2 (en) | 1999-05-03 | 1999-12-23 | Reinforcing structure of automobile chassis |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| KR (1) | KR200247112Y1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU729095B2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN103786791A (en) * | 2014-01-22 | 2014-05-14 | 奇瑞汽车股份有限公司 | Integrated car front longitudinal beam |
| CN113415342A (en) * | 2021-07-30 | 2021-09-21 | 岚图汽车科技有限公司 | Vehicle body front portion structure and vehicle |
Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4618163A (en) * | 1983-12-24 | 1986-10-21 | Franz Hasler | Automotive chassis |
| US5303973A (en) * | 1991-03-28 | 1994-04-19 | Mazda Motor Corporation | Front body structure of vehicle |
-
1999
- 1999-05-03 KR KR2019990007383U patent/KR200247112Y1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1999-12-23 AU AU65477/99A patent/AU729095B2/en not_active Ceased
Patent Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4618163A (en) * | 1983-12-24 | 1986-10-21 | Franz Hasler | Automotive chassis |
| US5303973A (en) * | 1991-03-28 | 1994-04-19 | Mazda Motor Corporation | Front body structure of vehicle |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| KR200247112Y1 (en) | 2001-09-26 |
| KR20000020324U (en) | 2000-12-05 |
| AU6547799A (en) | 2000-11-09 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US6193306B1 (en) | Support assembly for a vehicle | |
| US6672438B2 (en) | Crash box collision damper for motor vehicle | |
| EP0990577A2 (en) | Front body structure of vehicle | |
| US6322134B1 (en) | Front frame reinforcement structure of vehicle | |
| JP2006175988A (en) | Vehicle front body structure | |
| GB2292912A (en) | Vehicle body structure | |
| JP5776207B2 (en) | Vehicle front structure | |
| EP1117583B1 (en) | An arrangement which makes it possible to displace a cab of a vehicle | |
| AU734035B1 (en) | Reinforcement structure for cowl side portion of automobiles | |
| JP2006175987A (en) | Vehicle front body structure | |
| DE19911833A1 (en) | Front end region for a vehicle | |
| AU729095B2 (en) | Reinforcing structure of automobile chassis | |
| AU7161200A (en) | Trim members for tailgate of automobile | |
| DE69818717T2 (en) | Body part for a motor vehicle and method for its production | |
| AU750679B2 (en) | Vehicle body panel structure | |
| GB2337232A (en) | A body shell for a motor vehicle | |
| JPS6238855Y2 (en) | ||
| JP3480268B2 (en) | Front pillar structure for automobiles | |
| JP3707283B2 (en) | Auto body structure | |
| JP4120238B2 (en) | Body front structure | |
| JPH09164975A (en) | Front part car body structure of cab-over type vehicle | |
| JPH0858624A (en) | Hood structure for automobile | |
| JP2000177628A (en) | Chassis frame collision safety structure of vehicle | |
| JP3700359B2 (en) | Front structure of vehicle frame | |
| DE19730290C2 (en) | Floor assembly for a motor vehicle body |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FGA | Letters patent sealed or granted (standard patent) |