IP Library Granted Patent US 10,196,092
Granted Patent B2
US 10,196,092 · App. 14/758,223 · Granted Feb 5, 2019

Structure for fixing motor vehicle roof module

Inventors: Min-Hong Seo (Pohang-si, KR); Mok-Young Lee (Pohang-si, KR); Kanghwan Ahn (Pohang-si, KR); Ju-Hyung Kim (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO
B62D25/06B62D27/02B62D29/008B62D29/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,196,092
App. No.
14/758,223
Granted
Feb 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a structure for fixing a roof module of a vehicle, which is improved to insert and fix a polymer panel for a joining between a vehicle body structure as a steel structure and a component made of a material other than steel. The present invention provides a structure for fixing a roof module of a vehicle, comprising: a roof rail of a vehicle; a roof panel made of a material different from that of the roof rail, which is fixed at the roof rail; a polymer member coupled between the roof rail and the roof panel; and a joint member which joins the roof rail, the roof panel, and the polymer member.

Claims (14)

1. A structure for fixing a roof module of a vehicle, comprising:

a roof rail of the vehicle;

a roof panel made of a material different from that of the roof rail, the roof panel being fixed at the roof rail;

a polymer member coupled between the roof rail and the roof panel, so that one side of the polymer member is in contact with the roof rail and another side of the polymer member is in contact with the roof panel; and

a joint member joining the roof rail, the roof panel, and the polymer member,

wherein the polymer member has a protrusion, which protrudes upwards,

wherein the through hole is a rivet hole,

wherein the protrusion protrudes into the rivet hole formed on the roof panel, and

wherein the protrusion is disposed between the joint member and the roof module and electrically insulates the joint member and the roof module.

2. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the polymer member includes a polymer plate, and the polymer plate placed between the roof panel and the roof rail is joined by a laser beam welding.

3. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the joint member includes a rivet.

4. The structure of claim 3 , wherein a diameter (D) of a rivet hole of a flange of the roof module is formed as D=(a diameter of the rivet+0.6).

5. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the polymer member is made of a thermoplastic polymer containing polycarbonate.

6. The structure of claim 1 , the material of the roof panel is lighter than Fe.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061777/0974 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061562/0012 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2018
From: SEO, MIN-HONG; LEE, MOK-YOUNG; AHN, KANGHWAN; KIM, JU-HYUNG
To: POSCO
Reel/Frame 047238/0975 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0155746 · Dec 28, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150344075A1 · Dec 3, 2015