CN215904614U - Threshold section bar and car - Google Patents

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CN215904614U
CN215904614U CN202122531150.3U CN202122531150U CN215904614U CN 215904614 U CN215904614 U CN 215904614U CN 202122531150 U CN202122531150 U CN 202122531150U CN 215904614 U CN215904614 U CN 215904614U
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The application provides a threshold section bar and car, threshold section bar include outer surrounding plate and supporting component, and outer surrounding plate encircles and encloses into first space. The support assembly is connected with the inner wall of the peripheral plate, divides the first space into a plurality of cavities, and the cross-sectional area of each cavity is gradually increased along a first direction, and the first direction is parallel to the cross-sectional direction of the peripheral plate. The support assembly is connected with the inner wall of the peripheral plate, the support assembly provides support for the peripheral plate so as to improve the structural strength of the threshold profile, and the support assembly divides the first space into a plurality of cavities in the peripheral plate, so that the threshold profile can reduce weight and can still maintain certain structural strength. The cross section area of each cavity partitioned by the support assemblies in the first direction is gradually increased, so that the structural strength of the doorsill profile in the first direction is gradually reduced, the cavity with the large cross section area has a certain collapse energy absorption effect, and the anti-collision capacity of the doorsill profile is improved.

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Threshold section bar and car
[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device
The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle body structures, in particular to a threshold section bar and an automobile.
[ background of the utility model ]
The automobile is a common transportation tool, and along with the technological progress and the requirements of energy conservation and emission reduction, the automobile has higher and higher requirements on the strength and the light weight of the side sill section bar of the automobile body.
The side surface of the automobile is a common collision position in the driving process, and in order to protect the safety of passengers, the automobile in the prior art is usually provided with high-strength steel materials in the threshold sectional material on the side surface of the automobile, but the weight of the whole automobile is large due to the mode, the lightweight of the automobile body is not facilitated, the driving mileage of the automobile can be shortened, and if the steel materials are reduced, the strength of the threshold sectional material is reduced, and the safety of the automobile is affected.
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In view of this, the application provides a threshold section bar and car for solve among the prior art low and the high problem of weight of car side anticollision structural strength.
The application provides a threshold section bar, it includes outer surrounding plate and supporting component, outer surrounding plate encircles and encloses into first space. The supporting component is arranged in the first space, the supporting component is connected with the inner wall of the peripheral plate, the supporting component divides the first space into a plurality of cavities, the cross sectional area of each cavity is gradually increased along a first direction, and the first direction is parallel to the cross sectional direction of the peripheral plate.
In the above scheme, the peripheral plate surrounds to form a first space, the support assembly is connected with the inner wall of the peripheral plate, the support assembly provides support for the peripheral plate to improve the structural strength of the doorsill profile, and the support assembly divides the first space into a plurality of cavities in the peripheral plate, so that the doorsill profile can still maintain certain structural strength while ensuring a lightweight structure, the cross-sectional area of each cavity divided by the support assembly in the first direction is gradually increased, the structural strength of the doorsill profile in the first direction is gradually reduced, the cavity with a large cross-sectional area has a certain crumpling energy absorption effect, the structural strength of the cavity with a small cross-sectional area is high, and therefore, the anti-collision capacity of the doorsill profile is improved.
In a possible design, the supporting component includes mutually perpendicular's first structural slab and second structural slab, first structural slab includes first riser, second riser, the second structural slab includes first diaphragm, second diaphragm and third diaphragm, the first riser with the second riser will first space is followed first direction is separated into first chamber, second chamber and third chamber, first diaphragm set up in the first chamber, the second diaphragm set up in the second chamber, the third diaphragm set up in the third chamber, wherein, the quantity of first diaphragm is greater than the quantity of second diaphragm, the quantity of second diaphragm is greater than the quantity of third diaphragm.
In the above scheme, through the separation effect of first riser, second riser, first diaphragm, second diaphragm and third diaphragm for first space is separated for a plurality of cavities, has improved the crashworthiness of threshold section bar.
In one possible design, the first transverse plate is provided with three, three the first transverse plate uniformly separates the first cavity, the second transverse plate is provided with two, two the second transverse plate uniformly separates the second cavity, the third transverse plate is provided with one, and the third transverse plate uniformly separates the third cavity.
In the above scheme, the first cavity is uniformly separated by the first transverse plate, the second cavity is uniformly separated by the second transverse plate, and the third cavity is uniformly separated by the third transverse plate, so that the cavities in the first cavity, the second cavity and the third cavity are uniformly divided, the first transverse plate, the second transverse plate and the third transverse plate can be uniformly stressed, and the anti-collision performance of the threshold profile is further improved.
In one possible design, the first riser, the second riser, the first cross plate, the second cross plate, and the third cross plate are the same thickness.
In the above scheme, first riser, second riser, first diaphragm, second diaphragm and third diaphragm adopt uniform thickness can make things convenient for the manufacturing of threshold section bar, reduction in production cost.
In one possible embodiment, the first direction is arranged in a direction in which the center of the vehicle body is directed to the outside of the vehicle body.
In the above scheme, because the structural strength of the doorsill sectional material in the first direction is gradually reduced by the cavities with different sectional areas, when the first direction is arranged along the direction pointing to the outer side of the vehicle body from the center of the vehicle body, one side of the doorsill sectional material with low structural strength faces outwards, and the doorsill sectional material can be collapsed and absorbed when being collided, so that the anti-collision capacity of the doorsill sectional material is improved, the impact force transmitted by the doorsill sectional material is reduced, and passengers are protected.
In a possible design, one side of the peripheral plate close to the outer side of the vehicle body is provided with two buffer inclined planes which are oppositely arranged, the extending direction of the buffer inclined planes is crossed with the first direction, and the two buffer inclined planes enable the cross section of one end of the peripheral plate close to the outer side of the vehicle body to be trapezoidal.
In the scheme, the cross section of one end, close to the outer side of the vehicle body, of the peripheral plate is trapezoidal due to the two buffering inclined surfaces, and therefore the bending resistance and the collision resistance of the threshold section bar in the first direction are improved.
In one possible design, the threshold profile further comprises a threshold outer plate and a threshold inner plate, and the threshold outer plate and the threshold inner plate are attached to the outer side of the peripheral plate.
In the above scheme, the arrangement of the outer threshold plate and the inner threshold plate can further improve the structural strength of the threshold section bar and can also facilitate the connection of the threshold section bar and the vehicle body.
In a possible design, the sill section further includes a connecting bracket, the connecting bracket is fixedly arranged at the outer side of the peripheral plate, and the connecting bracket is further provided with a connecting portion for connecting with the sill outer plate and/or the sill inner plate.
In the scheme, the connecting support is arranged, so that the connecting strength between the peripheral plate and the outer sill plate and between the peripheral plate and the inner sill plate can be improved, and the convenience of assembly among the peripheral plate, the outer sill plate and the inner sill plate is also improved.
In one possible design, a structural adhesive layer is arranged on one side of the outer peripheral plate, which is abutted against the outer threshold plate and/or the inner threshold plate.
In above-mentioned scheme, the structure glue film can prevent that the relative threshold planking of peripheral slab and/or threshold inner panel from removing, and then has improved the structural stability of threshold section bar.
The present application also provides a motor vehicle comprising a rocker profile as defined in any one of the above, which clearly has the advantages of the above-mentioned rocker profile.
Additional features and advantages of embodiments of the present application will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by the practice of embodiments of the present application. The objectives and other advantages of the embodiments of the application will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and drawings.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive labor.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a sill section provided in an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a doorsill section mounted on an automobile according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a connecting piece of a sill-section according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
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100-sill profiles;
1-a peripheral plate;
11-a first space;
12-a first direction;
13-a first cavity;
14-a second cavity;
15-a third chamber;
16-a buffer ramp;
17-a structural glue layer;
2-a support assembly;
21-a first structural panel;
211-a first riser;
212-a second riser;
22-a second structural panel;
221-a first transverse plate;
222-a second cross plate;
223-a third transverse plate;
3-a threshold outer plate;
4-a sill inner panel;
5-connecting a bracket;
51-a connecting part.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.
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For better understanding of the technical solutions of the present application, the following detailed descriptions of the embodiments of the present application are provided with reference to the accompanying drawings.
It should be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
The terminology used in the embodiments of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in the examples of this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
It should be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein is merely one type of association that describes an associated object, meaning that three relationships may exist, e.g., a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.
It should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like used in the embodiments of the present application are described in terms of the angles shown in the drawings, and should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application. In addition, in this context, it will also be understood that when an element is referred to as being "on" or "under" another element, it can be directly on "or" under "the other element or be indirectly on" or "under" the other element via an intermediate element.
The following description will be given of specific embodiments of the sill-section structure according to the embodiments of the present application.
The application provides a threshold section bar 100, and it includes peripheral board 1 and supporting component 2, and peripheral board 1 surrounds and encloses into first space 11. The supporting member 2 is disposed in the first space 11, the supporting member 2 is connected to an inner wall of the peripheral plate 1, the supporting member 2 partitions the first space 11 into a plurality of cavities, the cross-sectional area of each cavity is gradually increased along a first direction 12, and the first direction 12 is parallel to the cross-sectional direction of the peripheral plate 1.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the peripheral plate 1 surrounds a first space 11, the support members 2 are connected to the inner wall of the peripheral plate 1, the support members 2 provide support for the peripheral plate 1 to improve the structural strength of the sill section 100, the material of the support members 2 may be the same as or different from that of the peripheral plate 1, for example, the support members 2 may be made of high-strength steel, and the material of the peripheral plate 1 may be made of steel with good toughness and slightly low strength. And because the support component 2 divides the first space 11 into a plurality of cavities in the outer panel 1, the doorsill profile 100 can maintain certain structural strength while ensuring a lightweight structure, and the plurality of cavities divided by the support member 2 gradually increases in cross-sectional area of each cavity in the first direction 12, it can be appreciated that the larger cross-sectional area of the cavity makes the sidewalls surrounding the cavity more susceptible to collapse and damage when compressed, therefore, by providing a plurality of cavities with different cross-sectional areas, the structural strength of the rocker section 100 in the first direction 12 can be gradually reduced, and the cavity with a large cross-sectional area has a certain collapsing and energy-absorbing effect, therefore, when the doorsill section bar 100 is extruded by collision, the large cavity part collapses and absorbs energy, and the structural strength of the small cavity part is high so as to keep the structural form of the doorsill section bar 100, thereby improving the collision resistance of the doorsill section bar 100.
In one embodiment, the supporting assembly 2 includes a first structural plate 21 and a second structural plate 22 that are perpendicular to each other, the first structural plate 21 includes a first vertical plate 211 and a second vertical plate 212, the second structural plate 22 includes a first horizontal plate 221, a second horizontal plate 222 and a third horizontal plate 223, the first vertical plate 211 and the second vertical plate 212 divide the first space 11 into a first cavity 13, a second cavity 14 and a third cavity 15 along the first direction 12, the first horizontal plate 221 is disposed in the first cavity 13, the second horizontal plate 222 is disposed in the second cavity 14, the third horizontal plate 223 is disposed in the third cavity 15, wherein the number of the first horizontal plates 221 is greater than the number of the second horizontal plates 222, and the number of the second horizontal plates 222 is greater than the number of the third horizontal plates 223.
Referring to fig. 1, the first structural plate 21 and the second structural plate 22 are perpendicular to each other, and a cavity defined between the first structural plate 21, the second structural plate 22 and the peripheral plate 1 is substantially a square structure, so that the manufacturing is convenient, the structural strength and the aesthetic degree of the doorsill profile 100 can be improved, and the first space 11 is divided into a plurality of cavities by the separation effect of the first vertical plate 211, the second vertical plate 212, the first transverse plate 221, the second transverse plate 222 and the third transverse plate 223, so that the anti-collision capability of the doorsill profile 100 is improved as a whole.
In one embodiment, three first horizontal plates 221 are provided, three first horizontal plates 221 uniformly divide the first chamber 13, two second horizontal plates 222 are provided, two second horizontal plates 222 uniformly divide the second chamber 14, one third horizontal plate 223 is provided, and the third horizontal plate 223 uniformly divides the third chamber 15.
Referring to fig. 1 again, the first transverse plate 221 uniformly partitions the first cavity 13, the second transverse plate 222 uniformly partitions the second cavity 14, and the third transverse plate 223 uniformly partitions the third cavity 15, so that the cavities inside the first cavity 13, the second cavity 14, and the third cavity 15 are uniformly divided, and the first transverse plate 221, the second transverse plate 222, and the third transverse plate 223 can be uniformly stressed to prevent formation of an obvious weak position, thereby improving the anti-collision performance of the threshold profile 100.
In one embodiment, the first vertical plate 211, the second vertical plate 212, the first horizontal plate 221, the second horizontal plate 222 and the third horizontal plate 223 have the same thickness.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the first vertical plate 211, the second vertical plate 212, the first horizontal plate 221, the second horizontal plate 222, and the third horizontal plate 223 have uniform thickness, so that the threshold profile 100 can be conveniently manufactured, and the production cost can be reduced.
In one of the embodiments, the first direction 12 is disposed in a direction in which the center of the vehicle body is directed toward the outside of the vehicle body.
Referring to fig. 1, because the structural strength of the rocker section 100 in the first direction 12 is gradually reduced by the cavities with different cross-sectional areas, when the first direction 12 is arranged along the direction from the center of the vehicle body to the outside of the vehicle body, the side with the low structural strength of the rocker section 100 faces outward, when the vehicle body collides, the outside of the rocker section 100 is impacted, and the rocker section 100 is collapsed and absorbs energy in time when being impacted, so that the anti-impact capability of the rocker section 100 is improved, the impact force transmitted by the rocker section 100 is reduced, and passengers are protected.
In one embodiment, one side of the peripheral plate 1 near the outer side of the vehicle body is provided with two oppositely arranged buffering inclined surfaces 16, the extending direction of the buffering inclined surfaces 16 is crossed with the first direction 12, and the two buffering inclined surfaces 16 enable the cross-sectional shape of one end of the peripheral plate 1 near the outer side of the vehicle body to be trapezoidal.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the two buffering slopes 16 make the cross-sectional shape of the end of the peripheral plate 1 near the outer side of the vehicle body be trapezoidal, so as to improve the bending resistance and the collision resistance of the rocker section 100 in the first direction 12, when the rocker section 100 is impacted in the first direction 12, the two buffering slopes 16 can transmit the impact force along the extending direction of the buffering slopes 16, because the buffering slopes 16 intersect with the first direction 12, the impact force in the first direction 12 can be equivalently decomposed into impact forces in two directions under the action of the buffering slopes 16, so as to reduce the stress of the rocker section 100 in the first direction 12, thereby improving the collision resistance of the rocker section 100.
In one embodiment, the rocker section 100 further includes a rocker outer plate 3 and a rocker inner plate 4, and the rocker outer plate 3 and the rocker inner plate 4 are attached to the outer side of the peripheral plate 1.
Referring to fig. 1, the arrangement of the rocker outer panel 3 and the rocker inner panel 4 can further improve the structural strength of the rocker section 100, and can also facilitate the connection between the rocker section 100 and the vehicle body.
In one embodiment, the sill profile 100 further comprises a connecting bracket 5, the connecting bracket 5 is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the peripheral plate 1, and the connecting bracket 5 is further provided with a connecting part 51 for connecting with the sill outer plate 3 and/or the sill inner plate 4.
Referring to fig. 3, the connecting bracket 5 is provided to improve the connecting strength between the peripheral plate 1 and the rocker outer plate 3 and the rocker inner plate 4, and also to improve the convenience of assembly of the three. The connecting portion 51 may be an extended plate-shaped structure, a glue layer or a bolt hole may be disposed on the plate-shaped structure, and the connecting bracket 5 may be connected to the peripheral plate 1, the outer sill plate 3, and the inner sill plate 4 by a common connecting fastener, such as a bolt, a screw, or by welding or other connecting and fixing methods.
In one embodiment, the side of the peripheral panel 1 that abuts the rocker outer panel 3 and/or the rocker inner panel 4 is provided with a structural adhesive layer 17.
Referring to fig. 1, the structural adhesive layer 17 prevents the peripheral plate 1 from moving relative to the sill outer plate 3 and/or the sill inner plate 4, thereby improving the structural stability of the sill section 100.
The present application also provides a motor vehicle comprising a sill profile 100 according to any of the above, which clearly has the advantages of the sill profile 100 described above.
It should be noted that the doorsill section 100 provided by the present invention may be applied to an Electric Vehicle/Electric Vehicle (EV), a Pure Electric Vehicle/Battery Electric Vehicle (PEV/BEV), a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), a Range Extended Electric Vehicle (REEV), a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), a New Energy Vehicle (New Energy Vehicle), and the like.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the utility model, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. A threshold profile, characterized in that it comprises:
a peripheral plate circumferentially enclosing a first space; and
the supporting component is arranged in the first space and connected with the inner wall of the peripheral plate, the supporting component divides the first space into a plurality of cavities, the cross-sectional area of each cavity is gradually increased along a first direction, and the first direction is parallel to the cross-sectional direction of the peripheral plate.
2. The sill section of claim 1, wherein the support assembly includes a first structural panel and a second structural panel that are perpendicular to each other, the first structural panel includes a first vertical panel, a second vertical panel, the second structural panel includes a first transverse panel, a second transverse panel and a third transverse panel, the first vertical panel and the second vertical panel separate the first space into a first chamber, a second chamber and a third chamber along the first direction, the first transverse panel is disposed in the first chamber, the second transverse panel is disposed in the second chamber, the third transverse panel is disposed in the third chamber, wherein the number of the first transverse panels is greater than the number of the second transverse panels, and the number of the second transverse panels is greater than the number of the third transverse panels.
3. The sill section of claim 2, wherein there are three first cross plates evenly separating the first cavity, two second cross plates evenly separating the second cavity, one third cross plate evenly separating the third cavity.
4. The sill section of claim 2, wherein the first riser, the second riser, the first cross plate, the second cross plate, and the third cross plate are the same thickness.
5. Sill-section according to claim 1, characterized in that the first direction is arranged in a direction pointing from the centre of the body towards the outside of the body.
6. The sill section of claim 1, wherein the peripheral panel is provided with two opposing buffer ramps on a side thereof adjacent to the outboard side of the vehicle body, the buffer ramps extending in a direction transverse to the first direction, the two buffer ramps providing the peripheral panel with a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape adjacent to the outboard side of the vehicle body.
7. The sill section of claim 1, further comprising an outer sill panel and an inner sill panel, wherein the outer sill panel and the inner sill panel are attached to the outer periphery panel.
8. The sill section of claim 7, further comprising a connecting bracket fixedly arranged on the outer side of the peripheral plate, the connecting bracket further being provided with a connecting portion for connecting with the outer sill plate and/or the inner sill plate.
9. The sill section of claim 7, wherein the side of the peripheral panel abutting the outer sill panel and/or the inner sill panel is provided with a structural glue layer.
10. A motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises a sill-section according to any of claims 1-9.
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