Door sill assembly
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorPhilipp Kellner
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Abstract
The invention relates to a door sill assembly for a vehicle body, having a door sill outer part connected to a door sill inner part, wherein the door sill parts are, in part, constituents of a floor assembly of the vehicle. According to the invention, the door sill outer part is provided from an extruded aluminum profile and is connected to the door sill inner part by way of longitudinally running joining flanges that correspond to one another, wherein the door sill inner part is provided at least from a sheet aluminum part and a sheet steel part connected to said sheet aluminum part.
Claims19
A door sill assembly for a vehicle body, having a door sill outer part connected to a door sill inner part, wherein the door sill parts are, in part, constituents of a floor assembly of the vehicle, characterized in that the door sill outer part is provided from an extruded aluminum profile and is connected to the door sill inner part by way of longitudinally running opposed joining flanges of the outer part and the inner part that are joined in surface contact with one another at top and bottom ends of the door sill assembly, wherein the door sill inner part is provided at least from a sheet aluminum part and a sheet steel part connected to said sheet aluminum part.
11-20. (canceled)
A door sill assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a door sill outer part defining an extruded aluminum profile and having longitudinally running joining flanges projecting at top and bottom sides;
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- a door sill inner part having a sheet aluminum part with longitudinally running joining flanges projecting at top and bottom sides and joined to the joining flanges of the door sill outer part, the door sill inner part further including a sheet steel part having a substantially Z-shaped cross section with a first leg connected to a part of the joining flange of the door sill outer part and a second leg connected to an upright wall of the sheet aluminum part of the door sill inner part.
(canceled)
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a substantially vertical A-pillar or B-pillar formed from steel;
- a substantially horizontal floor assembly formed at least partly from aluminum;
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- a door sill assembly having
- a door sill outer part defining an extruded aluminum profile with longitudinally running joining flanges projecting at top and bottom sides;
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- a door sill inner part having a sheet aluminum part with longitudinally running joining flanges projecting at top and bottom sides and joined to the joining flanges of the door sill outer part, the sheet aluminum part being joined to the floor assembly, the door sill inner part further including a sheet steel part at a location along the door sill assembly at least partly aligned with the A-pillar or the B-pillar, the sheet steel part having an upper leg with a first region connected directly to the A-pillar or the B-pillar and a second region connected to a part of the joining flange of the door sill outer part, the sheet steel part further having a lower leg connected to an upright wall of the sheet aluminum part of the door sill inner part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.