Stiffness Reinforcement Structure for Vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorJong-Min Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment stiffness reinforcement structure for a vehicle includes a support member including an upper end joined to a lateral end of a roof bow of a vehicle body and a lower end joined to a front frame disposed at a lower portion of the vehicle body to connect the roof bow and the front frame. The support member is disposed between a side pillar of the vehicle body and an interior of the vehicle body and is spaced apart from the side pillar at a lower region of the support member. The lower end of the support member is positioned further into the interior of the vehicle body than the upper end.
Claims20
A stiffness reinforcement structure for a vehicle, the structure comprising:
- a support member comprising:
- an upper end joined to a lateral end of a roof bow of a vehicle body;
- and
- a lower end joined to a front frame disposed at a lower portion of the vehicle body to connect the roof bow and the front frame;
- wherein the support member is disposed between a side pillar of the vehicle body and an interior of the vehicle body;
- wherein the support member is spaced apart from the side pillar at a lower region of the support member;
- and
- wherein the lower end of the support member is positioned further into the interior of the vehicle body than the upper end.
A stiffness reinforcement structure for a vehicle, the structure comprising:
- a support member comprising:
- an upper end joined to a lateral end of a roof bow of a vehicle body;
- and
- a lower end joined to a front frame disposed at a lower portion of the vehicle body to connect the roof bow and the front frame;
- and
- a connection plate connecting the upper end of the support member to the lateral end of the roof bow;
- wherein the support member is disposed between a side pillar of the vehicle body and an interior of the vehicle body;
- wherein the support member is spaced apart from the side pillar at a lower region of the support member;
- and
- wherein the lower end of the support member is positioned further into the interior of the vehicle body than the upper end.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a roof bow extending in a width direction of the vehicle body;
- a pair of front frames disposed at a lower portion of the vehicle body on opposite sides of the vehicle body in the width direction;
- a pair of side pillars disposed on the opposite sides of the vehicle body and extending in a height direction of the vehicle body;
- a pair of support members disposed on the opposite sides of the vehicle body, each of the support members comprising:
- an upper end joined to a lateral end of the roof bow, respectively;
- and
- a lower end joined to the front frames, respectively, to connect the roof bow and the front frames;
- wherein the support members are disposed between the side pillars and an interior of the vehicle body;
- wherein the support members spaced apart from the side pillars at lower regions of the support members;
- and
- wherein the lower ends of the support members are positioned further into the interior of the vehicle body than the upper ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.