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Granted Patent B2
US 10,640,153 · App. 16/155,984 · Granted May 5, 2020

Different materials joint structure

Inventors: Tsunehisa Hata (Wako, JP); Kenichi Kawasaki (Wako, JP); Akihiko Asami (Wako, JP); Shosuke Ohhama (Wako, JP); Tomoyuki Imanishi (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B62D27/023B32B15/012B62D21/11B62D29/008B23K20/122B23K2103/04B23K2103/10B23K2103/20
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Patent No.
US 10,640,153
App. No.
16/155,984
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A subframe structure includes a frame front part and a frame rear part in a vehicle front-rear direction. The frame front part and the frame rear part are joined together. The frame front part has a higher strength than the frame rear part. The subframe has different strengths from part to part. The frame front part is made of a galvannealed steel plate (GA steel plate) subjected to an electrodeposition coating. The frame rear part is made of a hot-dip galvanized steel plate (GI steel plate) subjected to an electrodeposition coating. A rear cross member of an aluminum die-casting and a rear cross panel of a hot-dip galvanized steel plate (GI steel plate) are integrally joined together by a friction stir welding.

Claims (17)

1. A different materials joint structure comprising:

different materials of an iron member and an aluminum member integrally joined together by a friction stir welding;

wherein the different materials joint structure is a subframe mounted on a vehicle,

wherein the subframe comprises a frame front part and a frame rear part in a vehicle front-rear direction,

wherein the frame front part and the frame rear part are joined together,

wherein the frame front part has a higher strength than the frame rear part,

wherein surface treatment of the iron member differs between the frame front part and the frame rear part,

wherein the iron member forming the frame front part is made of a galvannealed steel plate (GA steel plate),

wherein the iron member forming the frame rear part is made of a hot-dip galvanized steel plate (GI steel plate), and

wherein the hot-dip galvanized steel plate (GI steel plate) forming the frame rear part and the aluminum member are joined together by a friction stir welding.

2. The different materials joint structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein the hot-dip galvanized steel plate (GI steel plate) forming the frame rear part includes an end in a vehicle width direction,

wherein the end in the vehicle width direction includes an protruding portion, and

wherein the protruding portion extends over an end, in the vehicle-width direction, of the aluminum member forming the frame rear part.

3. The different materials joint structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein the frame front part includes a combination of iron members made of the galvannealed steel plate (GA steel plate), and

wherein the frame rear part includes the iron member of the hot-dip galvanized steel plate (GI steel plate) and the aluminum member integrally joined together by a friction stir welding.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2018
From: HATA, TSUNEHISA; KAWASAKI, KENICHI; ASAMI, AKIHIKO; OHHAMA, SHOSUKE; IMANISHI, TOMOYUKI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047119/0836 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-198879 · Oct 12, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190111975A1 · Apr 18, 2019