Side rail assembly for a vehicle
OwnerAnand Amrit, Nolan Robert Maryanski +1inventors
InventorsAnand Amrit, Nolan Robert Maryanski, Suhant Ranga
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Abstract
A side rail assembly connected to a battery tray in a motor vehicle includes a side impact rail having a first portion with a first strength, a second portion with a second strength, the second portion spaced apart from the first portion, and a third portion with a third strength, the third portion connected to the first portion and the second portion. The third strength is greater than the first strength and is greater than the second strength.
Claims23
A side rail assembly connected to a battery tray in a motor vehicle, the side rail assembly comprising:
- a side impact rail having:
- a first portion with a first strength;
- a second portion with a second strength, the second portion spaced apart from the first portion;
- and
- a third portion with a third strength, the third portion connected to the first portion and the second portion,
- wherein the third strength is greater than the first strength and is greater than the second strength, and
- wherein the first portion is made from a first type of material, the second portion is made from a second type of material, and the third portion is made from a third type of material, wherein the third type of material is different than the first type of material and different from the second type of material.
A side rail assembly connected to a battery tray in a motor vehicle, the side rail assembly comprising:
- a roll formed side impact rail configured to exhibit the properties of a roll formed tailor welded material, the roll formed side impact rail having:
- a first portion with a first strength;
- a second portion with a second strength, the second portion disposed substantially parallel and opposite to the first portion;
- and
- a third portion with a third strength, the third portion having a first section, a second section, and a third section connected to the first section and the second section, each section having the third strength, wherein the first section is disposed opposite and substantially parallel to the second section and the third section is disposed substantially perpendicular to the first section and the second section, and wherein the first section is welded to the first portion and the second section is welded to the second portion, and
- wherein the third strength is greater than the first strength and is greater than the second strength.
A battery tray assembly for a vehicle, the battery tray assembly comprising:
- a battery tray having a side wall;
- and
- a side rail assembly having:
- a first member connected to the side wall;
- a second member connected to the side wall;
- a ground impact rail connected to the second member;
- and
- a side rail, the side rail having:
- a first portion with a first strength, the first portion connected to the first member;
- a second portion with a second strength, the second portion connected to the second member;
- and
- a third portion with a third strength, wherein the third strength is greater than the first strength and the second strength, wherein the third portion is connected to the first portion and to the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.