IP Library Granted Patent US 11,685,442
Granted Patent B2
US 11,685,442 · App. 17/221,010 · Granted Jun 27, 2023

Vehicle

Inventor: Hiroyasu Ito (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
B62D21/157B32B7/08B62D29/04B32B2605/003B62D25/025B62D25/04B62D25/06
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Patent No.
US 11,685,442
App. No.
17/221,010
Granted
Jun 27, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes a fiber reinforced resin member, a reinforcing member, and a fixer. Thea fiber reinforced resin member at least includes a fragile portion. The reinforcing member covers the fragile portion and reinforces the fragile portion. The fixer fixes the reinforcing member to the fiber reinforced resin member.

Claims (33)

1. A vehicle comprising:

a fiber reinforced resin member at least comprising a fragile portion;

a reinforcing member that covers the fragile portion and reinforces the fragile portion; and

a fixer that fixes the reinforcing member to the fiber reinforced resin member, wherein

the fiber reinforced resin member comprises a plurality of fiber reinforced resin members and the reinforcing member comprises a plurality of reinforcing members, and the fiber reinforced resin members are coupled to each other by the reinforcing members.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the fragile portion is provided in a region where an impact stress at a time of collision perpendicular to the fiber reinforced member is high in the fiber reinforced resin member.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the fragile portion is provided in a region where a wrinkle occurrence rate is high during manufacturing of the fiber reinforced resin member.

4. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein an auxiliary fragile portion that is a counterpart of the fragile portion is further provided at a position different from that of the fragile portion.

5. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein an auxiliary fragile portion that is a counterpart of the fragile portion is further provided at a position different from that of the fragile portion.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the fragile portion is provided in a region where a wrinkle occurrence rate is high during manufacturing of the fiber reinforced resin member.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein an auxiliary fragile portion that is a counterpart of the fragile portion is further provided at a position different from that of the fragile portion.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an auxiliary fragile portion that is a counterpart of the fragile portion is further provided at a position different from that of the fragile portion.

9. A vehicle comprising:

a fiber reinforced resin member at least comprising a fragile portion;

a first reinforcing member that is disposed on a first surface of the fiber reinforced resin member;

a second reinforcing member that is disposed on a second surface of the fiber reinforced resin member, the second surface being other than the first surface; and

a first fixer that fixes the first reinforcing member to the fiber reinforced resin member, and a second fixer that fixes the second reinforcing member to the fiber reinforced resin member wherein

a pair of the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member sandwich the fiber reinforced resin member including the fragile portion.

10. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein

the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member cover the fragile portion of the fiber reinforced resin member.

11. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein

the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member have different shapes.

12. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein

the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member have different thicknesses.

13. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein

the first reinforcing member includes a first sub-member and a second sub-member other than the first sub-member, wherein

a first sub-member and a second sub-member other than the first sub-member cover a part of one surface of the fiber reinforced resin member.

14. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein

the fragile portion is a rectangular weight-reducing opening formed by removing a part of the fiber reinforced resin member.

15. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein

the fragile portion is configured with a portion having a relatively thin thickness as compared with other portions of the fiber reinforced resin member.

16. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein

the fragile portion is configured with a portion having a smallest thickness as compared with other portions of the fiber reinforced resin member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2021
From: ITO, HIROYASU
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055808/0317 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-068320 · Apr 6, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210309296A1 · Oct 7, 2021