Reinforcing a structure having an open profile using a metal plate
AssigneeAtieva, Inc.
InventorsLucas Jungmann, Adam Johnson Fecteau
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Abstract
A vehicle comprises: a vehicle body including a passenger compartment; and a cross-vehicle beam extending in a transverse direction inside the passenger compartment, the cross-vehicle beam having an open profile, wherein an opening of the open profile faces forward in the vehicle, the cross-vehicle beam including a first metal plate, wherein a shape of a part of a periphery of the first metal plate corresponds to a shape of the open profile, and wherein the first metal plate is mounted in the open profile substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cross-vehicle beam.
Claims19
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body including a passenger compartment;
- and
- a cross-vehicle beam extending in a transverse direction inside the passenger compartment, the cross-vehicle beam having an open profile, wherein an opening of the open profile faces forward in the vehicle, the cross-vehicle beam including a first metal plate, wherein a shape of a part of a periphery of the first metal plate corresponds to a shape of the open profile, and wherein the first metal plate is mounted in the open profile substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cross-vehicle beam.
A vehicle structure comprising:
- a metal beam having an open profile, the metal beam configured to be part of a vehicle body;
- and
- a first metal plate, wherein a shape of a part of a periphery of the first metal plate corresponds to a shape of the open profile, and wherein the first metal plate is mounted in the open profile substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the metal beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.