Reinforced structure of a motor vehicle
AssigneeSika Technology AG
InventorThomas Kraushaar
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Abstract
A reinforced structure is disclosed which includes a structural component as well as a reinforcing part that is arranged in a cavity of the structural component. The reinforcing part can include a support part and a connection, the support part being arranged in the cavity such that a distance between the support part and the structural component at a position of the structural component with a higher probability of deforming under a force load from outside on the structural component is shorter than at a position of the structural component with a lower probability of deforming under a force load from the outside.
Claims8
Reinforced structure comprising:
- a structural component;
- a reinforcing part that is arranged in a cavity of the structural component, the reinforcing part including a support part;
- and
- a connection means, arranged between the structural component and the support part, wherein the support part is arranged in the cavity such that a distance between the support part and the structural component at positions of the structural component with a higher probability of deforming under a force load from outside on the structural component is shorter than at positions of the structural component with a lower probability of deforming under a force load from the outside, and wherein a portion of the connection means allocated at a position of the structural component with a highest probability of deforming is 0-60% of a portion of the connection means allocated at a position of the structural component with a lowest probability of deforming,
- wherein the support part in its entirety is present inside the cavity,
- wherein the support part is in contact with the structural component at a position of the structural component with a highest probability of deforming under a force load from the outside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.