Impact resistant component for a vehicle

US9650003B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US
• TEIJIN LIMITED · JP

Inventors

• John N. Owens · Franklin, US
• Mark A. Voss · Richmond, US
• Bhavesh Shah · Troy, US
• Venkat Aitharaju · Troy, US
• Chris Wisniewski · Oshawa, CA
• Yutaka Yagi · Matsuyama, JP
• Tsukasa Arai · Osaka, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 2, 2014
• Grant date: May 16, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 2, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D33/02
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Provided is 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. The component has a support structure with ridges, each spaced apart from one another at predetermined intervals, to form a corrugated surface capable of load-carrying. The ridges are longitudinally extending, raised ridges. The corrugated designs provide support structures that are impact resistant.