Disclosed is a wheelhouse structure of a vehicle, including an inner panel with an inner flange that includes a straight portion, and an outer panel with an outer flange sized and shaped to interface with the inner flange along at least the straight portion. The outer panel includes a stiffening bead situated forward from, or proximate to a forward portion of, the straight portion. The wheelhouse structure also includes a plurality of joins coupling the inner flange to the outer flange, and a gap in the plurality of joins that is aligned with the first stiffening bead. When a rear portion of the wheelhouse structure is subjected to a loading force in a forward direction, the outer panel bends in locations proximate to the stiffening bead more easily than in locations remote from the stiffening bead.


    Zugriff

    Download


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Deforming wheelhouse structure for a vehicle


    Beteiligte:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2022-02-15


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



    DEFORMING WHEELHOUSE STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE

    GRAVES WILLIAM F / MOHAMMED FAIYAZ | Europäisches Patentamt | 2022

    Freier Zugriff

    Wheelhouse structure

    MASHIMO TAKAYUKI | Europäisches Patentamt | 2016

    Freier Zugriff

    Wheelhouse rear structure

    KISHIMA FUMIHIKO / KOIZUMI KAZUYA | Europäisches Patentamt | 2015

    Freier Zugriff

    WHEELHOUSE CLADDING STEP, WHEELHOUSE CLADDING STEP ASSEMBLY AND WHEELED VEHICLE

    KHYUBNER ANNETT LINN / SEKARIAN ARTUR / UELCH RAJAN et al. | Europäisches Patentamt | 2018

    Freier Zugriff

    WHEELHOUSE STRUCTURE

    MASHIMO TAKAYUKI | Europäisches Patentamt | 2016

    Freier Zugriff