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Granted Patent B2
US 11,485,415 · App. 17/135,795 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Vehicle body lower structure

Inventors: Naoki Takahashi (Miyoshi, JP); Shunji Shibata (Anjo, JP)
Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
B62D21/15B62D25/20B62D27/02
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Patent No.
US 11,485,415
App. No.
17/135,795
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle body lower structure may include: a hollow 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 connected to the power source and arranged under the rocker; and a collar arranged between the rocker and the energy absorbing member. The rocker may be provided with a flange extending downward from a bottom plate of the rocker. A height of the collar above the energy absorbing member may be greater than a height of the flange.

Claims (18)

1. A vehicle body lower structure, comprising:

a hollow 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 connected to the power source and arranged under the rocker; and

a collar arranged between the rocker and the energy absorbing member,

wherein

the rocker is provided with a flange extending downward from a bottom plate of the rocker, and

a height of the collar above the energy absorbing member is greater than a height of the flange.

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

the collar penetrates an upper plate of the energy absorbing member,

an upper end of the collar is in contact with the bottom plate of the rocker and a lower end of the collar is in contact with a lower plate of the energy absorbing member, and

the rocker and the energy absorbing member are joined together with a bolt passing through the collar.

3. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 2 , further comprising a support plate extending from the power source,

wherein the support plate and the energy absorbing member are joined together with the bolt passing through the collar.

4. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 3 , wherein

the energy absorbing member includes a first energy absorbing member and a second energy absorbing member arranged between the first energy absorbing member and the power source, and

the first energy absorbing member, the second energy absorbing member, and the support plate are joined together with an additional bolt.

5. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the energy absorbing member is a hollow beam.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2020
From: TAKAHASHI, NAOKI; SHIBATA, SHUNJI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054758/0836 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-003794 · Jan 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210214012A1 · Jul 15, 2021
Cited By (1)
US 12,679,192