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US 12,703,432 B2Granted
Vehicle body structure
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsYong Dok An, Jong Gwan Yun, Heedae Oh
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Abstract
A vehicle body structure includes a lower cabin made of a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) material, an upper body made of a steel material and connected to the lower cabin, and a rear body made of an aluminum material and connected to rear sides of the lower cabin and the upper body.
Claims16
A vehicle body structure comprising:
- a lower cabin made of a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) material;
- an upper body made of a steel material and connected to the lower cabin;
- and
- a rear body made of an aluminum material and connected to rear sides of the lower cabin and the upper body,
- wherein the rear body comprises:
- a central support member connected to a rear connection portion of the lower cabin that is connected to the rear side of the upper body, and
- an upper body support member connected to an upper rear portion of the upper body,
- wherein the vehicle body structure further comprises:
- a central support bracket disposed at the rear connection portion and connected to the central support member, and
- an upper body support bracket disposed at the upper rear portion of the upper body and connected to the upper body support member,
- wherein the central support bracket comprises a central connecting flange that protrudes toward the central support member and supports a side surface of the central support member,
- wherein the upper body support bracket comprises an upper connecting flange that protrudes toward the upper body support member and supports a side surface of the upper body support member, and
- wherein one of the central connecting flange and the upper connecting flange is formed along a width direction of the vehicle body structure, while the other of the central connecting flange and the upper connecting flange is formed along a height direction of the vehicle body structure.
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A vehicle body structure comprising:
- a lower cabin made of a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) material;
- an upper body made of a steel material and connected to the lower cabin;
- and
- a rear body made of an aluminum material and connected to rear sides of the lower cabin and the upper body,
- wherein the rear body comprises:
- a central support member connected to a rear connection portion of the lower cabin that is connected to the rear side of the upper body, and
- an upper body support member connected to an upper rear portion of the upper body,
- wherein the rear body comprises:
- a rear side member housing connected to a lower portion of the lower cabin, and
- a rear side member connected to the rear side member housing,
- wherein the rear body further comprises a housing upper support member disposed at the rear side member housing,
- wherein the central support member, the upper body support member, and the housing upper support member are connected to one another to thereby define a combined support unit, and
- wherein the rear side member housing comprises a rear side upper connecting flange connected to the housing upper support member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.