IP Library Granted Patent US 10,279,843
Granted Patent B2
US 10,279,843 · App. 15/110,041 · Granted May 7, 2019

Vehicle-body structure for vehicle

Inventors: Kohya Nakagawa (Aki-gun, JP); Kuniaki Nagao (Aki-gun, JP); Kenichi Yamamoto (Hiroshima, JP); Motoyasu Asakawa (Hiroshima, JP); Katsuya Himuro (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
B62D25/025B62D25/2036B62D27/02F16F1/3605F16F15/08
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Patent No.
US 10,279,843
App. No.
15/110,041
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reinforcing body is disposed in a closed cross sectional portion constituted by one or more vehicle body components. The reinforcing body is provided with a joining portion to be joined to the vehicle body components. The joining portion includes hard connecting portions connected to the vehicle body components in an abutting state, and a soft connecting portion connected to the vehicle body components via a vibration damping member. The storage shear rigidity (KB′) of the vibration damping member is set in the range: 800 N/mm<KB′<57500 N/mm.

Claims (41)

1. A vehicle body structure for a vehicle, which includes one or more vehicle body components constituting a closed cross sectional portion, the vehicle body structure comprising:

a reinforcing body disposed in the closed cross sectional portion, wherein

the reinforcing body includes a joining portion to be joined to the vehicle body component,

the joining portion includes a hard connecting portion connected to the vehicle body component in an abutting state, and a soft connecting portion connected to the vehicle body component via a vibration damping member,

the vibration damping member is formed in such a manner that a storage shear rigidity KB′ thereof satisfies a requirement: 800 N/mm<KB′<57500 N/mm, and

the storage shear rigidity KB′ is function of parameters which includes

an area of a surface of the vibration damping member in contact with the vehicle body component,

a thickness of the vibration damping member in a direction orthogonal to the contact surface, and

a storage shear rigidity modulus of the vibration damping member.

2. The vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the vibration damping member is formed in such a manner that the storage shear rigidity KB′ thereof satisfies a requirement: 2200 N/mm<KB′<20000 N/mm.

3. The vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the storage shear rigidity KB′ is expressed by:

KB′=G′×Ab/Tb

where

Ab is an area of a surface of the vibration damping member in contact with the vehicle body component,

Tb is a thickness of the vibration damping member in a direction orthogonal to the contact surface, and

G′ is a storage shear rigidity modulus of the vibration damping member.

4. The vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein

the joining portion is formed of a plurality of flange portions, each of which includes a surface facing an inner surface of the vehicle body component,

one of the flange portions constitutes the soft connecting portion, and

the remaining flange portions constitute the hard connecting portion.

5. The vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the storage shear rigidity KB′ is expressed by:

KB′=G′×Ab/Tb

where

Ab is an area of a surface of the vibration damping member in contact with the vehicle body component,

Tb is a thickness of the vibration damping member in a direction orthogonal to the contact surface, and

G′ is a storage shear rigidity modulus of the vibration damping member.

6. The vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein

the joining portion is formed of a plurality of flange portions, each of which includes a surface facing an inner surface of the vehicle body component,

one of the flange portions constitutes the soft connecting portion, and

the remaining flange portions constitute the hard connecting portion.

7. The vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the joining portion is formed of a plurality of flange portions, each of which includes a surface facing an inner surface of the vehicle body component,

one of the flange portions constitutes the soft connecting portion, and

the remaining flange portions constitute the hard connecting portion.

8. The vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the joining portion is formed of a plurality of flange portions, each of which includes a surface facing an inner surface of the vehicle body component,

one of the flange portions constitutes the soft connecting portion, and

the remaining flange portions constitute the hard connecting portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2016
From: NAKAGAWA, KOHYA; NAGAO, KUNIAKI; YAMAMOTO, KENICHI; ASAKAWA, MOTOYASU; HIMURO, KATSUYA
To: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-021316 · Feb 6, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160325785A1 · Nov 10, 2016
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