Body member
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorPhilipp Kellner
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Abstract
A body member (1; 41) has at least one outer sheet (2), an inner sheet (3) and a reinforcing structure (10) in a cavity (6) bounded by the inner sheet (3) and the outer sheet (2). The reinforcing structure (10) has at least three ribs (11-15) that extend from the outer sheet (2) toward the inner sheet (3). An expanded structural foam connects at least one of the two outer ribs (11, 15) to the inner sheet (3).
Claims15
A body member comprising at least one outer sheet, an inner sheet and a reinforcing structure arranged in a cavity bounded by the inner sheet and the outer sheet, the reinforcing structure having at least three ribs extending from the outer sheet toward the inner sheet, the at least three ribs including first and second outer ribs, at least the first outer rib having a free end spaced from the inner sheet and at least a first area of expanded structural foam extending between and connecting the free end of the first outer rib and the inner sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.