Gap joint for closed section load transfer

The invention discloses a gap joint for closed section load transfer. A hydro-formed body side rail is assembled by a bracket to a front header. The front header is an extruded cross-car structural support that is joined to the body side rail by a framed joint. A gap is defined between the body side...

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Main Authors WHIPPS DUNCAN, WU FUBANG, WAGNER DARRIN NEIL, MAY CHRISTOPHER JOHN, JOYCE JOHN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.01.2016
Subjects
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
MOTOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The invention discloses a gap joint for closed section load transfer. A hydro-formed body side rail is assembled by a bracket to a front header. The front header is an extruded cross-car structural support that is joined to the body side rail by a framed joint. A gap is defined between the body side outer panel and the hydro-formed side rail relative to a lateral end of a front header. Side impact test loads are applied initially to the body side rail and compress the bracket. Compression of the bracket closes the gap and the impact loads are applied to the cross-car structural support.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201510363186