Intrusion mitigation door bracket

摘要

A vehicle includes a rocker panel and a pillar reinforcement extending in a direction transverse to the rocker panel. The vehicle further includes a door having a bracket disposed over an intersection of the rocker panel and the pillar reinforcement when the door is in a closed position. The bracket is configured to reduce intrusion propagation of the door toward a passenger compartment and redirect an impact load laterally along the rocker panel.

主权项

1. An intrusion mitigation system comprising:
a rocker panel; a pillar reinforcement transverse to the rocker panel; a support brace having a spine and a flange; and a vehicle door having a bracket located over an intersection of the rocker panel and the pillar reinforcement when the door is in a closed position, wherein the bracket is configured to reduce intrusion propagation of the vehicle door toward a vehicle passenger compartment and redirect an impact load along the rocker panel, the support brace is connected to the vehicle door, the bracket is entirely located beneath the spine of the support brace, and the bracket includes a lateral load-bearing surface extending in an outboard direction relative to the vehicle passenger compartment and a longitudinal load-bearing surface extending in a forward direction relative to the vehicle passenger compartment arranged to redirect at least part of the impact load along the pillar reinforcement.