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Patent No.:

US 10676138 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2016

Vehicle underbody structure comprising a reinforcement element between a longitudinal beam and a lowerside sill part

Applicant:

Arcelormittal, Luxembourg, LU;

Inventors:

Ivan Viaux, Paris, FR;

Florin Arnautu, Beauvais, FR;

Assignee:

ARCELORMITTAL, Luxembourg, LU;

Attorney:

Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Hilary L Gutman

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/03 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/00 (2006.01); C22C 38/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/06 (2006.01); C22C 38/32 (2006.01); C22C 38/48 (2006.01); C22C 38/50 (2006.01); C22C 38/58 (2006.01); C21D 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/2036 (2013.01); B62D 21/03 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B62D 29/007 (2013.01); C22C 38/001 (2013.01); C22C 38/002 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/06 (2013.01); C22C 38/32 (2013.01); C22C 38/48 (2013.01); C22C 38/50 (2013.01); C22C 38/58 (2013.01); C21D 1/18 (2013.01); C21D 2211/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle underbody structure containing a floor panel, at least one longitudinal beam extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle under said floor panel and at least one lowerside sill part extending in the longitudinal direction adjacent to the floor panel, and at least one reinforcement element extending in a transversal direction, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, said reinforcement element made of a press hardened steel part having a tensile strength higher or equal to 1200 MPa and extending under the floor panel and being attached at one of its transversal ends to the longitudinal beam and at the other of its transversal ends to the lowerside sill part is provided. A vehicle body including the vehicle underbody structure is also provided.

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