Vehicle component
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsJohn Gleason, Dirk Adamczyk
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Abstract
A vehicle component with at least two connection points, a structural component that extends between the connection points and rigidly connects them with one another. The structural component comprises at least one insert made of a ductile material and at least two connection zones that support or form the two connection points, at least one of the zones comprises plastic. The structural component comprises at least one intermediate section that connects the two connection zones rigidly to one another and comprises the insert or is formed by the insert, this section is more ductile than at least one of the two connection zones and, in relation to a mechanical overload of the structural component, forms a locally delimited weak-point or region.
Claims31
1-30. (canceled)
A vehicle component comprising:
- at least two connection points (2, 3);
- a structural component (4) extending between the two connection points (2, 3) and connecting the connection points rigidly to one another, the structural component comprising at least one insert (8) made of a ductile material and at least two connection zones (6, 7) that either support or form the two connection points (2, 3), at least one of the two connection zones comprising plastic, and
- the structural component (4) comprising at least one intermediate section (9) connecting the two connection zones (6, 7) rigidly to one another and that comprises or is formed by the insert (8), the intermediate section being more ductile than at least one of the two connection zones (6, 7) and, in relation to a mechanical overload of the structural component (4), the intermediate section forming a locally delimited weak-point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.