摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a load-carrying or non-load carrying structural component for a vehicle having improved impact resistance, such as a gas tank protection shield, an underbody shield, a structural panel, an interior floor, a floor pan, a roof, an exterior surface, a storage area, a glove box, a console box, a trunk, a trunk floor, a truck bed, and combinations thereof.SOLUTION: A component 18 has a support structure with ridges 46 spaced at predetermined intervals in order to form a corrugated surface capable of load-carrying. The ridges 46 are longitudinally extending, raised ridges 46, and define a top wall 50 and side walls 54. A plurality of strategically thickened areas are on at least one of the top wall 50 and side walls 54. |