Reinforcing device for automobile body
AssigneesRegie Nationale des Usines Renault, Automobiles Peugeot
InventorPierre Roubinet
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Abstract
This device for improving the safety of automotive vehicles comprises a structure adapted to be fitted in the lateral doors of the vehicle between the main panels thereof, said structure consisting of a sleeve member secured parallel to said panels in the direction of travel of the vehicle and anchored to the vertical edges of the door, and comprising a core with a peripheral winding made of glass yarn impregnated with resin and tensioned, the proportion of the component elements being 50 to 80 percent and preferably 70 percent of glass yarn, the balance consisting of resin.
Claims8
A reinforced motor vehicle door for protecting a motor vehicle against lateral impact comprising:
- spaced apart main door panels forming inner and outer walls of the motor vehicle door and secured to rigid door frame members;
- protecting means mounted on said frame members disposed between said main door panels for imparting lateral protection to the motor vehicle door, said protecting means including a structure comprising a rigid strip having inner and outer walls and which is in the form of a sleeve having an oval-like longitudinal cross-section and mounted on the motor vehicle door for pivotal movement therewith with said longitudinal axis oriented essentially parallel to the general longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, a core in reinforcing engagement with said inner walls of said rigid strip and a peripheral winding of filamentary material about said core constituting said rigid strip and comprising resin impregnated glass fibers under tension, said peripheral winding being composed of approximately 50 to 80% glass yarn and the remainder resin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.