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Granted Patent B2
US 10,850,772 · App. 16/292,689 · Granted Dec 1, 2020

Vehicle frame structure

Inventor: Hiroyuki Kurokawa (Nisshin, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B62D21/02B62D27/02B62D29/005B62D29/043B62D29/048B60G2206/7101
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Patent No.
US 10,850,772
App. No.
16/292,689
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle frame structure includes: an adhesive member that is superimposed on and adhered to a plate shaped vehicle frame member extending in one direction such that the adhesive member is superimposed in a thickness direction of the vehicle frame member; a first fiber reinforced plastic member that includes plural first fibers oriented in different directions to each other, and that is disposed spaced apart from the vehicle frame member in the thickness direction; and a second fiber reinforced plastic member that includes plural second fibers oriented in an orientation direction of an intersecting direction intersecting the thickness direction, that has a thinner thickness in the thickness direction than a thickness of the first fiber reinforced plastic member, and that is sandwiched between the adhesive member and the first fiber reinforced plastic member in the thickness direction.

Claims (9)

1. A vehicle frame structure comprising:

an adhesive member that is superimposed on and adhered to a plate shaped vehicle frame member extending in one direction such that the adhesive member is superimposed in a thickness direction of the vehicle frame member;

a first fiber reinforced plastic member that comprises a plurality of first fibers oriented in different directions to each other, and that is disposed spaced apart from the vehicle frame member in the thickness direction; and

a second fiber reinforced plastic member that comprises a plurality of second fibers oriented in an orientation direction of an intersecting direction intersecting the thickness direction, that has a thinner thickness in the thickness direction than a thickness of the first fiber reinforced plastic member, and that is sandwiched between the adhesive member and the first fiber reinforced plastic member in the thickness direction.

2. The vehicle frame structure of claim 1 , wherein the second fibers are oriented such that the intersecting direction is aligned with the one direction of the vehicle frame member.

3. The vehicle frame structure of claim 1 , wherein the first fiber reinforced plastic member comprises a thickened portion having a thicker thickness in the thickness direction than a thickness of a peripheral portion.

4. The vehicle frame structure of claim 3 , wherein the thickened portion is configured by a plurality of ribs projecting in the thickness direction from a base portion in close contact with the second fiber reinforced plastic member.

5. The vehicle frame structure of claim 3 , wherein the first fiber reinforced plastic member comprises a thinned portion having a thinner thickness in the thickness direction than at least the thickness of the peripheral portion.

6. The vehicle frame structure of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle frame member is a pillar that is configured to connect a rocker provided at a vehicle lower section to a roof side rail provided at a vehicle upper section and that extends in the intersecting direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2019
From: KUROKAWA, HIROYUKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 048504/0418 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-051166 · Mar 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190283805A1 · Sep 19, 2019
Cited By (1)
US 12,325,469