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Granted Patent B2
US 9,931,914 · App. 15/103,012 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Bonding structure of vehicle members and bonding structure of backdoor

Inventors: Mutsumi Kawashima (Nisshin, JP); Miho Mizukoshi (Obu, JP); Yasuyuki Suzuki (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60J5/107B60J5/101B60R13/105B62D29/048B62D29/005
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Patent No.
US 9,931,914
App. No.
15/103,012
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bonding structure of vehicle members includes a first member formed of resin in a shape of a panel and in which a ridge line is formed by an angular portion divided with respect to a curvature of other portion of a surface thereof, a second member formed in a shape of a panel with resin or metal having a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than the first member, an outside bonding portion provided on an outer edge side of the first member to bond together the first member and the second member, and an inside bonding portion provided inside of the outside bonding portion in a plane direction of the first member and bonds together the first member and the second member, at least one of plural apexes in a proximity of the outside bonding portion overlapping the ridge line when viewed from outside of the vehicle.

Claims (32)

1. A bonding structure of vehicle members comprising:

a first member which is formed of a first material, comprising a first resin, the first member being in a shape of a panel and in which a ridge line is formed by an angular portion dividing first and second portions of a surface of the first member such that a curvature of the first portion is formed to be discontinuous with respect to a curvature of the second portion of the surface;

a second member which is formed in a shape of a panel of a second material, comprising a second resin or metal, such that the second member has a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than the first member, wherein the second resin is different than the first resin;

an outside bonding portion which is provided on an outer edge side of the first member so as to bond the first member and the second member to each other; and

an inside bonding portion which is provided inside of the outside bonding portion in a plane direction of the first member and bonds the first member and the second member to each other, the inside bonding portion including a plurality of apexes where at least one of the plurality of apexes in a proximity of the outside bonding portion overlaps the ridge line when viewed from outside of the vehicle.

2. The bonding structure of vehicle members according to claim 1 , wherein

the inside bonding portion includes a plurality of linear or curved bonding lines and

the apex is a connecting portion for connecting the bonding lines to each other.

3. The bonding structure of vehicle members according to claim 2 , wherein

the bonding lines are provided in a direction intersecting with the outside bonding portion in the plane direction of the first member.

4. The bonding structure of vehicle members according to claim 2 , wherein

the ridge line is provided between the outside bonding portion and the inside bonding portion when viewed from outside of the vehicle and the inside bonding portion is formed along the ridge line.

5. The bonding structure of vehicle members according to claim 2 , wherein

the inside bonding portion has a polygonal shape.

6. The bonding structure of vehicle members according to claim 2 , wherein

the bonding lines constitute first curved lines, and the first curved lines are formed such that the first curved lines are recessed in a direction away from the outside bonding portion.

7. The bonding structure of vehicle members according to claim 2 , wherein

the bonding lines constitute second curved lines, and the second curved lines are formed such that the second curved lines extend in a direction toward the outside bonding portion.

8. The bonding structure of vehicle members according to claim 2 , wherein

the inside bonding portion is formed such that end portions of a first curved line which is expanded to the outside bonding portion side and a second curved line which is expanded in a direction away from the first curved line are connected to each other via the connecting portion.

9. The bonding structure of vehicle members according to claim 1 , wherein

a first apex of the plurality of apexes is provided at a position where the first apex overlaps a license plate when viewed from outside of the vehicle.

10. The bonding structure of vehicle members according to claim 1 , wherein

a second apex of the plurality of apexes is provided at a position where the second apex overlaps an emblem when viewed from outside of the vehicle.

11. A bonding structure of a back door comprising:

a door outer panel which constitutes an outer panel of a back door;

a door inner panel which is arranged on a vehicle compartment side of the door outer panel and constitutes an inner panel of the back door;

an outside bonding portion which is provided on an outer edge side of the door outer panel so as to bond the door outer panel and the door inner panel to each other; and

an inside bonding portion which is provided inside of the outside bonding portion in a plane direction of the door outer panel and bonds the door outer panel and the door inner panel to each other, the inside bonding portion including a plurality of apexes where at least one of the plurality of apexes in a proximity of the outside bonding portion overlaps a ridge line when viewed from outside of the vehicle;

wherein

the door outer panel is formed of a first material, comprising a first resin the door outer panel being in a shape of a panel and in which the ridge line is formed by an angular portion dividing first and second portions of a surface of the door outer panel such that a curvature of the first portion is formed to be discontinuous with respect to a curvature of the second portion of the surface, and

the door inner panel is formed in a shape of a panel of a second material, comprising a second resin or metal such that the door inner panel has a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than the door outer panel, wherein the second resin is different than the first resin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2016
From: KAWASHIMA, MUTSUMI; MIZUKOSHI, MIHO; SUZUKI, YASUYUKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 038856/0752 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-261489 · Dec 18, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160375747A1 · Dec 29, 2016