| 发明名称 |
Vehicles Having A Dash Panel Reinforcement Member |
| 摘要 |
Vehicle structures for dissipating and distributing energy associated with a collision are described herein. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a side support extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a rocker support extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, where the rocker support is positioned outboard of the side support in a vehicle lateral direction, a torque box extending in the vehicle lateral direction, a dash panel coupled to the torque box, where the dash panel comprises an engine room barrier portion extending upward from the torque box and a floor attachment portion extending downward from the torque box, and a reinforcement member positioned between the side support and the rocker support, where the reinforcement member is spaced apart from the side support and the rocker support, and where the reinforcement member is coupled to the engine room barrier portion and the floor attachment portion of the dash panel. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2016059899(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.03.03 |
| 申请号 |
US201414476204 |
申请日期 |
2014.09.03 |
| 申请人 |
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. |
发明人 |
Clauser Mark D.;Bowers Ronald;Baby Mony Manikandan;Ramoutar Naipaul |
| 分类号 |
B62D25/14;B62D25/02 |
主分类号 |
B62D25/14 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A vehicle comprising:
a side support extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a rocker support extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein the rocker support is positioned outboard of the side support in a vehicle lateral direction that is transverse to the vehicle longitudinal direction; a torque box extending between the side support and the rocker support in the vehicle lateral direction; a dash panel coupled to the torque box, wherein the dash panel comprises an engine room barrier portion extending upward from the torque box and a floor attachment portion extending downward from the torque box; a wheel positioned forward of the torque box in the vehicle longitudinal direction; and a reinforcement member positioned between the side support and the rocker support, wherein the reinforcement member is spaced apart from the side support and the rocker support, and wherein the reinforcement member is coupled to the engine room barrier portion of the dash panel and the floor attachment portion of the dash panel. |
| 地址 |
Erlanger KY US |
