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US 2010/0133877 A1Published application
Structural member
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakeo Mori
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Abstract
A structural member includes: a compression-side wall part disposed in a compressive stress field of a bend; a tension-side wall part disposed in a tensile stress field of the bend; and a coupling wall part that couples the compression-side wall part and the tension-side wall part. The neutral axis of the bend is disposed in the vicinity of the compression-side wall part. For example, the compression-side wall part is higher in material strength, and/or larger in sheet thickness, than the tension-side wall part.
Claims26
A structural member comprising:
- a compression-side wall part disposed in a compressive stress field of a bend;
- a tension-side wall part disposed in a tensile stress field of the bend;
- and
- a coupling wall part that couples the compression-side wall part and the tension-side wall part,
- wherein a neutral axis of the bend of the structural member is disposed in vicinity of the compression-side wall part or disposed at the position of the compression-side wall part,
- the first wall part includes a reinforcing member,
- the structural member includes an outer reinforcement,
- the first wall part includes an outer wall of the outer reinforcement, and
- the outer wall of the outer reinforcement and an outer wall of the reinforcing member are joined together by welding.
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A structural member comprising:
- a first wall part;
- a second wall part;
- and
- a third wall part that couples the first wall part and the second wall part,
- wherein stiffness of the first to third wall parts are set such that a neutral axis of a bend of the structural member is in vicinity of the first wall part or disposed at the position of the first wall part,
- the first wall part includes a reinforcing member,
- the structural member includes an outer reinforcement,
- the first wall part includes an outer wall of the outer reinforcement, and
- the outer wall of the outer reinforcement and an outer wall of the reinforcing member are joined together by welding.
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A structural member comprising:
- a first wall part;
- a second wall part;
- and
- a third wall part that couples the first wall part and the second wall part,
- wherein a thickness of the first wall part is longer than a thickness of the third wall part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.