Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.v.

Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi

Matthew Douglas Marks

Sudhakar Ramamoorthy Marur

Arunachala Parameshwara

Somasekhar Venkat Bobba

Shingo Imai

Kent Allen

Dinesh Mana

Dinesh Munjurulimana

Matthew Michael Delaney

Gerhard Zenz

Derek Buckmaster

Poovanna Theethira Kushalappa

Takaaki Nemoto

Somasekhar Bobba Venkat

Gregory E Tremblay

Amit Kulkarni

Sandeep Chandrakant Kulkarni

Venkatesha Narayanaswamy

Roland Van Giesen

Subhransu Sekhar Mohapatra

Anil Tiwari

Craig Lawrence Milne

Eric D Kowal

Eric Jon Jaarda

Brian Joseph Czopek

Michael R Mahfet

Rajkumar Karthikeyan

Raghavendra Janiwarad

Gurunath Pv

Manish Chaturvedi

Srikant Sekhar Padhee

Amin Sedighiamiri

Sreeram Tirunellai Ramani

Sandeep Kulkarni

The invention relates to a hybrid structure comprising a first component having a base and an upstanding wall extending from the base, the first component having an interior enclosed between the upstanding wall and the base, and a thermoplastic second component moulded to the first component, the second component comprising a reinforcing portion for structurally reinforcing the first component, the reinforcing portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the first component and located in the interior of the first component, the thermoplastic second component further comprising a locking portion that extends adjacently over at least part of an exterior of the first component, wherein the reinforcing portion and the locking portion are integrally formed, thus interlocking the first component in the thermoplastic second component. The invention relates as well to a method for manufacturing such a hybrid structure, and to a vehicle comprising such a hybrid structure.

Hybrid structure and method for manufacturing

In an embodiment, an energy-absorbing device can comprise: a polymer reinforcement structure, wherein the polymer reinforcement structure comprises a polymer matrix and chopped fibers; and a shell comprising 2 walls extending from a back and forming a shell channel, wherein the shell comprises continuous fibers and a resin matrix; wherein the polymer reinforcement structure is located in the shell channel.

Structural body of a vehicle having an energy absorbing device and a method of forming the energy absorbing device

A hybrid structure includes a frame member with at least three walls, forming a channel having a convex portion where two walls meet. A concave deformation is present in at least one convex portion, wherein the concave deformation extends into the channel and has open ends forming an opening through the convex portion. A plastic reinforcement member is present in the channel, wherein a portion of the reinforcement member extends into the opening and on the concave deformation.

Hybrid structures and methods of making the same

A plastic energy absorption member () for an automobile bumper assembly () is disclosed. The plastic energy absorption member () includes a plastic crushable body () defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end along a length of the crushable body (). The plastic energy absorption member () further includes a plastic first mounting portion () disposed proximate to the first end and monolithic with the plastic crushable body (), the first mounting portion defining at least one first attachment member () configured to attach to the bumper (), and a plastic second mounting portion () disposed proximate to the second end and monolithic with the plastic crushable body (), the second mounting portion defining at least one second attachment member () configured to attach to the automobile rail (). The energy absorption member () defines a plurality of voids () that each extend along at least a portion of the length of the crushable body ().

Energy absorption member for automobile

An energy absorber for a vehicle, comprising: a continuous beam to extend across a width of vehicle, the beam defining a plurality of inward facing cavities in a center section, with adjacent inward facing cavities separated from one another by an inward facing rib, and at each end portion a plurality of outward facing cavities, with adjacent outward facing cavities separated from one another by an outward facing rib, wherein the center section includes a panel that is continuous on its outward side, and that forms a relative bottom of each of the plurality of inward facing cavities with its inward face.

Modular bumper beam

A vehicle energy absorbing system for a high-speed, small-overlap impact, comprising: lobes () spaced intermittently along a vehicle rail (), wherein the lobes () include an impact arm (), a reactionary arm (), and a base (), wherein a shape of the base () is complimentary to a shape of the vehicle rail () and wherein the impact arm () and the reactionary arm () protrude outwardly from the base () and the vehicle rail (), wherein a channel () is formed in the space between the base (), the impact arm (), and the reactionary arm (), wherein the channel () extends through the lobe () from end to end.

Intermittent side rail energy absorbing elements and methods of making the same

In an embodiment, multi-stage energy absorbing system can comprise: a thermoplastic flanged frame and a crush lobe having a proximal base aligned with the flanged frame and a distal end protruding from the flanged frame. The crush lobe comprises a central slab and slab pairs such that the crush lobe comprises a total of 2i+1 slabs, wherein i is the number of slab pairs and is greater than or equal to 1. The slabs are disposed in a stepped arrangement and configured to absorb impact energy by collapsing in a telescopic manner with increasing energy level. The single energy-absorbing system is able to absorb low energy impact associated with vehicle-to-pedestrian impact; simultaneously with the ability to mitigate damageability associated with low-speed vehicle-to-barrier impact, as well as damageability associated with vehicle-to-vehicle moderate speed impact, head-on, as well as at an angle.

Energy absorbing system for conflicting regulatory requirements for vehicle bumpers

In one embodiment, an energy absorber comprises: a plurality of crush lobes, wherein the base, sides and outer wall comprise a first thermoplastic material; and a composite insert in the energy absorber, wherein the insert comprises a second plastic material and reinforcement, and wherein the composite insert is a separate element that is disposed in located at an area of the crush lobes, wherein the area is the side and/or the outer wall, and wherein the area has an area height and an area width. In an embodiment, a corner energy absorber can comprise: a plurality of layers with a plurality of ribs connecting the layers, wherein the layers and ribs comprise a first thermoplastic material; a composite insert comprising a second plastic material and reinforcement, and wherein the composite insert is a separate element that is disposed in the layers, the ribs, or both.

Reinforced plastic energy absorber system and methods of making the same

A bulkhead () for separating an engine compartment () and a passenger compartment () including a support structure () including at least one reinforcement member () and a body () supported by the reinforcement member (), a thermally insulative component () supported by the support structure (), and an acoustic resonator () defining a plurality of openings that extend along a first direction from the thermally insulative component () toward the first resonator side and terminate at a location between the first resonator side and the second resonator side. The acoustic resonator () includes a plurality of cells that each defines a respective first open volume that is in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of openings.

Bulkhead including a support structure and an acoustic component

A method of making a hybrid energy absorbing beam, comprises: forming a polymer member comprising a first portion, wherein the first portion includes a first ledge and a connecting ledge connected by a first portion wall; and a rib extending from the first portion wall, wherein a cross-section of the rib taken along a line, A-A, comprises a first channel formed from an opening between a channel wall and a first traverse wall of a lobe, wherein the lobe comprises the first traverse wall and a second traverse wall with a connecting wall disposed between the first traverse wall and the second traverse wall; wherein the first channel extends along a portion of a length, L, of the polymer member; and forming a metal/composite member; and attaching the polymer member to the metal/composite member on an opposite side of the polymer member as the connecting wall.

Hybrid bumper beams and methods for making and using the same

A structural body of a vehicle comprises: a hollow component comprising walls that define a channel, wherein the component has a component length, and wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of beam, rail (), pillar (), chassis, floor rocker (), and cross-bar, or combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing; and a plastic-metal hybrid reinforcement () having cavities therethrough (), and a support () having greater than or equal to 3 walls forming a support channel. The plastic element () is located in the support channel () wherein the reinforcement () is located in the component channel.

Reinforced body in white and reinforcement therefor

An embodiment of a thermoplastic energy absorber for a vehicle comprises: a base and a crush lobe. The crush lobe comprises load walls extending from the base and a convex front face located at an end of the load walls opposite the base, wherein the convex front face bow outward, away from the base. The convex front face is connected to the load walls with fillets. The base and crush lobes comprise a plastic material.

Energy absorbing system

Extension for an energy absorber

In one embodiment, a rail extension comprises: an energy absorber comprising a polymer body, wherein the energy absorber comprises cells formed by cell walls extending a length of the energy absorber and forming cavities therethrough; each side of the energy absorber comprises an open channel wherein the channel is defined by walls of adjacent cells; a vehicle attachment tab extending from at least one of the cell walls at one end of the energy absorber; and a first vehicle attachment tab gusset extending between the vehicle attachment tab and the cell wall on one side of an opening in the vehicle attachment; wherein the energy absorber and the vehicle attachment tab were formed as one-piece.

Polymer, energy absorber rail extension, methods of making and vehicles using the same

In one embodiment, a corner energy absorber, comprises: a plurality of layers with a plurality of ribs connecting the layers, wherein the layers and ribs comprise a first thermoplastic material; a composite insert comprising a second plastic material and reinforcement, wherein the second plastic material is different than the first thermoplastic material, and wherein the composite insert is disposed in the layers, the ribs, or both; an extension configured to extend into the end of a bumper beam.

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Bengaluru, India

Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi