Connection Structure of Tubular Type Pillars
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsJoonghyun Shin, Chulhee Heo, Dae Seung Kim, Heedae OH, Jung Jong Chun, Minsoo Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment connection structure of tubular type pillars includes an outer joint bracket coupled to a sill outer member of a side sill, wherein a lower portion of a pillar member is fitted and coupled to the outer joint bracket along a vehicle width direction, and an inner joint bracket coupled to a sill inner member and coupled to the outer joint bracket, wherein the sill inner member and the sill outer member are joined to each other.
Claims20
A connection structure of tubular type pillars, the connection structure comprising:
- an outer joint bracket coupled to a sill outer member of a side sill, wherein a lower portion of a pillar member is fitted and coupled to the outer joint bracket along a vehicle width direction;
- and
- an inner joint bracket coupled to a sill inner member and coupled to the outer joint bracket, wherein the sill inner member and the sill outer member are joined to each other.
A vehicle comprising:
- an underbody;
- a side sill connected to the underbody and comprising a sill inner member joined to a sill outer member;
- an upper body coupled to the underbody and comprising a roof structure and a side structure, wherein the side structure comprises a plurality of pillars, and wherein an upper portion of a pillar of the plurality of pillars is connected to the roof structure;
- an outer joint bracket coupled to the sill outer member of the side sill, wherein a lower portion of the pillar is fitted and coupled to the outer joint bracket along a vehicle width direction;
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- an inner joint bracket coupled to the sill inner member and coupled to the outer joint bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.