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

US8864216B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V. · NL

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 18, 2013
• Grant date: Oct 21, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 18, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2019/1873
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A structural body of a vehicle can comprises: a hollow metal component comprising walls that define a channel, wherein the metal component has a metal component length, and wherein the metal 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-metal hybrid reinforcement having a cavities therethrough, and a metal support having greater than or equal to 3 walls forming a support channel. The plastic element is located in the support channel wherein the reinforcement is located in the component channel.