Abstract: An apparatus for providing structural support for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a rocker panel component defining a channel extending along an axis, a partition disposed in the channel to define a first channel portion and a second channel portion, a first plastic reinforcement disposed in the first channel portion and coupled to the rocker panel component, the first plastic reinforcement defining a plurality of voids such that the first plastic reinforcement plastically deforms under a load at a first rate of deformation along the axis, a second plastic reinforcement disposed in the second channel portion and coupled to the rocker panel component, the second plastic reinforcement defining a plurality of voids such that the second plastic reinforcement plastically deforms under the load at a second rate of deformation along the axis, wherein the first rate of deformation is different than the second rate of deformation.
HYBRID ROCKER REINFORCEMENT FOR SMALL OVERLAP IMPACT
HYBRIDE KIPPHEBELVERSTÄRKUNG FÜR EINEN AUFPRALL MIT GERINGER ÜBERLAPPUNG
RENFORCEMENT DE BALANCIER HYBRIDE POUR UN CHOC À FAIBLE RECOUVREMENT
2023-05-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |