Hybrid automotive side sill and manufacturing method thereof
US9616934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/3002
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a hybrid side sill for an automobile. The hybrid side sill may includes a pultruded profile part including a continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer, which has a heat deflection temperature of at least 200 °C., and a terminal part including steel, which is attached to an end portion of the pultruded profile part. The present disclosure further provides an automobile body including such a hybrid side sill and also a method of manufacturing a hybrid side sill for an automobile. The manufacturing method includes a step for forming a pultruded profile part including a continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer, which has a heat deflection temperature of at least 200 °C., and a step for attaching a terminal part made of steel to an end portion of the pultruded profile part.
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