IP Library Granted Patent US 12,358,568
Granted Patent B2
US 12,358,568 · App. 17/978,575 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Coupling structure of rear end module and side member

Inventors: Hae-Hoon Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Tae-Gyu Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Young-Rock Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jung-Ho Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hee-Suk Chung (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
B62D27/02B62D25/08B62D27/026B62D65/06
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Patent No.
US 12,358,568
App. No.
17/978,575
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a coupling structure of a rear end module and a side member, in which the rear end module is coupled to a roof side member or a middle member located on a side surface of a vehicle body on a rear end of a vehicle. A coupling structure of a rear end module and a side member according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes side members extending toward the rear of a vehicle from a C-pillar member, and a rear end module formed by injection to have an annular shape and coupled to rear ends of the side members.

Claims (22)

1. A coupling structure of a rear end module and a side member comprising:

a side member extending toward a rear of a vehicle from a C-pillar member; and

a rear end module formed by injection to have an annular shape and coupled to a rear end of the side member;

wherein a reinforcing member extending from a portion adjacent to the rear end of the side member in a circumferential direction of the rear end module and coupled to the side member and the rear end module is provided on a portion where the side member and the rear end module are coupled;

wherein the side member is a roof side member located on a side surface of a roof of the vehicle to extend from an upper end of the C-pillar member to the rear of the vehicle;

wherein a portion coupled to the roof side member and the rear end module is provided with an upper reinforcing member having a part bonded to the roof side member and the rest coupled to the rear end module;

wherein the upper reinforcing member is extended from a rear end of the rear end module and connected in a circumferential direction of the rear end module;

wherein the upper reinforcing member and the rear end module are of different materials, respectively; and

wherein the upper reinforcing member is integrally formed with the rear end module.

2. The coupling structure of claim 1 , wherein the side member is formed with an extension extending from the rear end of the side member in a height direction of the vehicle and connected to a D-pillar.

3. The coupling structure of claim 1 , wherein the rear end module is injected by an over-mold method to be coupled to the reinforcing member, so that a closed cross section is formed on the rear end module.

4. The coupling structure of claim 1 , wherein the side member is coupled to the reinforcing member by a fastening bolt or an adhesive.

5. The coupling structure of claim 4 , wherein the side member and the reinforcing member are overlapped each other, and the fastening bolt penetrates the side member and the reinforcing member in a width direction of the vehicle to fasten the side member and the reinforcing member.

6. The coupling structure of claim 5 , wherein the side member and the reinforcing member are bonded by the adhesive on a portion spaced apart from the portion fastened by the fastening bolt.

7. The coupling structure of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member is made of a metallic material.

8. The coupling structure of claim 1 , wherein the rear end module is made of a synthetic resin.

9. The coupling structure of claim 1 , wherein ribs each are radially formed inside the rear end module.

10. The coupling structure of claim 1 , wherein a fastening bolt fastening the side member and the reinforcing member to the rear end module is fastened to a place where ribs are gathered in the rear end module.

11. The coupling structure of claim 1 , wherein an extension extending downward from a rear end of the roof side member is formed and is connected to a D-pillar.

12. The coupling structure of claim 1 , wherein the side member is a middle member extending from a middle portion of the C-pillar member to the rear of the vehicle.

13. The coupling structure of claim 12 , wherein an extension each extending in the height direction from a rear end of the middle member is formed and is connected to a D-pillar.

14. The coupling structure of claim 12 , wherein a middle reinforcing member having a part bonded to the middle member and the rest coupled to the rear end module is provided on portions coupled to the middle member and the rear end module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2022
From: LEE, HAE-HOON; PARK, TAE-GYU; KIM, YOUNG-ROCK; LEE, JUNG-HO; CHUNG, HEE-SUK
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061624/0269 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0028634 · Mar 7, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230278645A1 · Sep 7, 2023
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