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Granted Patent B2
US 11,383,766 · App. 17/136,005 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Vehicle body lower structure

Inventors: Naoki Takahashi (Miyoshi, JP); Shunji Shibata (Anjo, JP)
Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
B62D25/025B62D27/023
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Patent No.
US 11,383,766
App. No.
17/136,005
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle body lower structure may include: a rocker; a power source; an energy absorbing member (EA member) arranged under the rocker; and a collar penetrating an upper plate of the EA member. The EA member includes a first vertical plate, a second vertical plate, and a diagonal brace; the first vertical plate and the second vertical plate connect the upper and lower plates to each other, the first vertical plate is arranged adjacent to the collar, the second vertical plate is arranged adjacent to the first vertical plate on an opposite side from the collar, and the diagonal brace connects a first inner corner where the first vertical plate meets the lower plate and a second inner corner where the second vertical plate meets the upper plate.

Claims (16)

1. A vehicle body lower structure comprising:

a rocker arranged at a lower lateral part of a vehicle body and extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle body;

a power source arranged adjacent to the rocker;

an energy absorbing member arranged under the rocker, the energy absorbing member being a hollow beam; and

a collar penetrating an upper plate of the energy absorbing member and welded to the upper plate, wherein an upper end of the collar is in contact with the rocker and a lower end of the collar is in contact with a lower plate of the energy absorbing member,

wherein

the energy absorbing member includes a first vertical plate, a second vertical plate, and a diagonal brace;

the first vertical plate and the second vertical plate connect the upper plate and the log plate to each other,

the first vertical plate is arranged adjacent to the collar,

the second vertical plate is arranged adjacent to the first vertical plate on an opposite side from the collar, and

the diagonal brace connects a first inner corner where the first vertical plate meets the lower plate and a second inner corner where the second vertical plate meets the upper plate.

2. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the power source is supported by the energy absorbing member.

3. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the rocker and the energy absorbing member are fixed to each other with a bolt passing through the collar.

4. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , wherein

the energy absorbing member further includes a third vertical plate that connects the upper plate and the lower plate to each other and is arranged adjacent to the collar on an opposite side from the first vertical plate, and

a thickness of the upper plate in an area between the first vertical plate and the third vertical plate is thicker than a thickness of the upper plate outside of the area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2020
From: TAKAHASHI, NAOKI; SHIBATA, SHUNJI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054759/0874 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-006332 · Jan 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210221442A1 · Jul 22, 2021
Cited By (2)
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