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US 12,595,002 B2Granted
Vehicle crossmember, vehicle comprising such a vehicle crossmember, and set of vehicle crossmembers
AssigneeFaurecia Interieur Industrie
InventorsChristophe Coupe, Mickael Trannoy
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Abstract
A vehicle crossmember extends in a longitudinal direction and includes a first portion having a first portion tube made of metal, and a second portion having a body made of plastic. A coupling end of the second portion has a second portion tube made of metal, overmolded by the body, and the first portion tube is welded to the second portion tube.
Claims16
A vehicle crossmember extending in a longitudinal direction and including:
- a first portion comprising a first portion tube made of metal, said first portion extending in the longitudinal direction towards a coupling end of the first portion,
- a second portion comprising a body made of plastic, said second portion extending in the longitudinal direction from a coupling end of the second portion, the coupling end of the second portion being suitable for securing to the coupling end of the first portion,
- wherein the coupling end of the second portion comprises a second portion tube made of metal, said second portion tube being overmolded by only a part of the body such that the second portion tube is integral with said body, and the first portion tube is welded to the second portion tube so that the first and second portions are integral with each other.
A vehicle crossmember extending in a longitudinal direction and including:
- a first portion comprising a first portion tube made of metal, said first portion extending in the longitudinal direction towards a coupling end of the first portion,
- a second portion comprising a body made of plastic, said second portion extending in the longitudinal direction from a coupling end of the second portion, the coupling end of the second portion being suitable for securing to the coupling end of the first portion,
- wherein the coupling end of the second portion comprises a second portion tube made of metal, said second portion tube being overmolded by a part of the body such that the second portion tube is integral with said body, and the first portion tube is welded to the second portion tube so that the first and second portions are integral with each other,
- wherein the second portion tube comprises a second area not overmolded by the part of the body, and the second area comprises a resistance-limiting shape suitable for limiting the resistance of the second portion tube by reducing its length in the longitudinal direction during an external stress exceeding a limit value.
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A vehicle crossmember extending in a longitudinal direction and including:
- a first portion comprising a first portion tube made of metal, said first portion extending in the longitudinal direction towards a coupling end of the first portion,
- a second portion comprising a body made of plastic, said second portion extending in the longitudinal direction from a coupling end of the second portion, the coupling end of the second portion being suitable for securing to the coupling end of the first portion,
- wherein the coupling end of the second portion comprises a second portion tube made of metal, said second portion tube being overmolded by a part of the body such that the second portion tube is integral with said body,
- wherein a length of the second portion tube is less than a length of the second portion, and the first portion tube is welded to the second portion tube so that the first and second portions are integral with each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.