Passenger vehicle structure and method of making same
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsDieter Steinhauser, Thomas Meier
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Abstract
A structure is provided which is suitable for a passenger vehicle, containing a passenger cell with a windshield frame. For optimization of this structure with regard to advantageous manufacture and purposeful stability, panel structure and windshield frame consist of high-strength non-metallic material, e.g. fiber reinforced plastic, and are structurally joined.
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Structure for a passenger vehicle, containing a passenger cell with a windshield frame which is attached to a panel structure of the passenger cell, with a distinguishing feature that the panel structure of the passenger cell and the windshield frame comprises of high-strength non-metallic material and are structurally joined to one another,
- wherein on a side facing the panel structure, the windshield frame is provided with flanges which are held in position on a first panel section and a second panel section of the panel structure by means of adhesive bonding.
A passenger vehicle assembly comprising:
- a passenger cell comprising panel structure, and
- a windshield frame attached to the passenger cell, said windshield frame including a hollow girder,
- wherein both the hollow girder and the panel structure to which it is attached consist of high-strength nonmetallic material,
- wherein the hollow girder and the panel structure are adhesively connected at flanges provided on the hollow girder,
- wherein the panel structure is a front panel structure, and
- wherein hollow spaces of columns of the windshield frame contain additional supporting columns, made of high-strength metal, that are attached to the front panel structure.
A method of making a passenger vehicle assembly comprising:
- a passenger cell comprising panel structure, and
- a windshield frame attached to the passenger cell, said windshield frame including a hollow girder,
- wherein both the hollow girder and the panel structure to which it is attached consist of high-strength nonmetallic material,
- said method comprising adhesive bonding of the hollow girder with the panel structures along flanges of the hollow girder
- wherein the panel structure is a front panel structure, and
- wherein hollow spaces of columns of the windshield frame contain additional supporting columns, made of high-strength metal, that are attached to the front panel structure.
A passenger vehicle assembly comprising:
- a passenger cell comprising a front panel structure, and
- a windshield frame attached to the passenger cell front panel structure,
- wherein both the windshield frame and the panel structure to which it is attached consist of high-strength nonmetallic material,
- wherein said non-metallic material is carbon fiber reinforced plastic,
- wherein said windshield frame and panel structure are attached by adhesive bonding, and
- wherein hollow spaces of columns of the windshield frame contain additional supporting columns, made of high-strength metal, that are attached to the front panel structure.
A method of making a passenger vehicle assembly comprising:
- a passenger cell comprising panel structure, and
- a windshield frame attached to the passenger cell panel structure,
- wherein both the windshield frame and the panel structure to which it is attached consist of high-strength nonmetallic material, wherein said non-metallic material is carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and
- wherein hollow spaces of columns of the windshield frame contain additional supporting columns, made of high-strength metal, that are attached to the front panel structure, said method comprising adhesive bonding of the windshield frame with the panel structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.