Reinforced body in white and method of making and using the same

US8322780B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sabic Innovative Plastics B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi · Farmington Hills, US
• Sudhakar Ramamoorthy Marur · Bengaluru, IN
• Matthew D. Marks · Waterford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 20, 2010
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2012
• Expiry date: Dec 20, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D29/005
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In various embodiments, a structural body of a vehicle comprises: a hollow metal component comprising walls that define a channel, wherein the metal vehicle component has a metal component length, and wherein the metal vehicle component is selected from the group consisting of beam, rail, pillar, chassis, floor rocker, and cross-bar, combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing; and a plastic reinforcement having a honeycomb structure, wherein the plastic reinforcement is located in the channel. The metal component can be a portion of the structural body of the vehicle.