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US 12,403,770 · App. 17/955,166 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Engagement structure of sub-frame of vehicle for avoiding collision between battery and sub-frame

Inventors: Gi-Bong Jo (Seoul, KR); Chul-Woo Kwak (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hyun-Mo Yang (Suwon-si, KR); Hee-Jun Hwang (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
B60L3/0007B60K1/04B60L50/64B62D21/15B62D25/20B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 12,403,770
App. No.
17/955,166
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment engagement structure includes an engagement bracket including an upper end configured to be engaged with a side member of a vehicle and connected to a region in which the side member is to be engaged with a sub-frame, wherein the engagement bracket comprises an inclined portion inclined downward toward a rear side of the vehicle.

Claims (31)

1. An engagement structure comprising:

an engagement bracket comprising an upper end configured to be engaged with a side member of a vehicle and connectable to a region in which the side member is to be engaged with a sub-frame, wherein the engagement bracket comprises an inclined portion inclined downward toward a rear side of the vehicle; and

a reinforcement pipe extending from the inclined portion towards one side of the side member and having a lower end bonded to the inclined portion.

2. The engagement structure of claim 1 , further comprising a member engagement portion in which the engagement bracket is seatable on the sub-frame and through which a stud configured to engage the side member with the sub-frame passes, wherein the inclined portion is inclined downward toward the rear side of the vehicle from the member engagement portion.

3. The engagement structure of claim 1 , further comprising a groove forming a step feature in a length direction of the inclined portion.

4. The engagement structure of claim 1 , further comprising a sidewall extending upward from both ends of the inclined portion and supporting the inclined portion.

5. The engagement structure of claim 4 , further comprising a reinforcement rib formed at the sidewall to protrude from the sidewall in a vertical direction of the vehicle.

6. The engagement structure of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement pipe is formed toward a front side of the vehicle from an upper end to a lower end.

7. The engagement structure of claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcement plate formed toward the side member from a rear end of the inclined portion.

8. The engagement structure of claim 1 , wherein a rear end of the inclined portion is disposed to be spaced apart by a predetermined interval from a front end of a battery disposed in a lower portion of the vehicle.

9. An engagement structure comprising:

a sub-frame engaged with a side member of a vehicle;

an engagement bracket including an upper end engaged with the side member, wherein the engagement bracket covers a region in which the side member is engaged with the sub-frame, is seated on the sub-frame, and comprises a member engagement portion through which a stud configured to engage the side member with the sub-frame passes; and

an inclined portion inclined downward from the member engagement portion further than a front end of a battery disposed in a lower portion of the vehicle,

wherein a rear end of the inclined portion is disposed to be spaced apart by a predetermined gap from the front end of the battery.

10. A vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body comprising a side member, the side member defining a frame on a side surface of a front side of the vehicle;

a sub-frame engaged with the side member of the vehicle body;

an engagement bracket comprising an upper end engaged with the side member and connected to a region in which the side member is engaged with the sub-frame, wherein the engagement bracket comprises an inclined portion inclined downward toward a rear side of the vehicle;

a battery disposed in a lower portion of the vehicle; and

a reinforcement plate formed towards the side member from a rear end of the inclined portion.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , further comprising a member engagement portion in which the engagement bracket is seated on the sub-frame and through which a stud configured to engage the side member with the sub-frame passes, wherein the inclined portion is inclined downward toward the rear side of the vehicle from the member engagement portion.

12. The vehicle of claim 10 , further comprising a groove forming a step feature in a length direction of the inclined portion.

13. The vehicle of claim 10 , further comprising a sidewall extending upward from both ends of the inclined portion and supporting the inclined portion.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , further comprising a reinforcement rib formed at the sidewall to protrude from the sidewall in a vertical direction of the vehicle.

15. The vehicle of claim 10 , further comprising a reinforcement pipe extending from one side of the side member toward the inclined portion and having a lower end bonded to the inclined portion.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the reinforcement pipe is formed toward the front side of the vehicle from an upper end to a lower end.

17. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the rear end of the inclined portion is spaced apart by a predetermined interval from a front end of the battery disposed in the lower portion of the vehicle.

18. The engagement structure of claim 9 , wherein the inclined portion comprises a groove forming a step feature in a length direction of the inclined portion.

19. The engagement structure of claim 18 , further comprising a sidewall extending upward from both ends of the inclined portion and supporting the inclined portion.

20. The engagement structure of claim 19 , further comprising a reinforcement rib formed in the sidewall in a vertical direction of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: JO, GI-BONG; KWAK, CHUL-WOO; YANG, HYUN-MO; HWANG, HEE-JUN
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0185946 · Dec 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230202302A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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