VEHICLE DOOR AND A SIDE IMPACT BEAM

• US 20090322117A1
• Filed: 08/17/2007
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gestamp Hardtech AB (Gestamp Automoción SA)
• Original Assignee: Gestamp Hardtech AB (Gestamp Automoción SA)
• Inventors: Bodin, Hans, Hedlund, Petrus, Arvidsson, Stefan
• Granted Patent: US 8,061,762 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/146.6
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/0444 characterised by a special cross section
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/0428 associated with the side doors or panels, e.g. displaced towards the occupants in case of a side collision

Abstract

A vehicle door has an impact protection beam (12) which bears a sensor (20) for releasing one or more impact cushions. The beam (12) is a hat beam with its concave side facing towards the interior of the vehicle, and a fitting hole (18) in the central flange (12) for fitting the sensor (20) within the beam. One of the hat beam'"'"'s webs (13) has clip holes for fitting the sensor'"'"'s cabling along the beam.

Claims

1. A vehicle door with an impact protection beam (11) which bears a sensor (20) for releasing one or more side impact cushions,

characterised

in that the beam (11) has, at least at the sensor fastening, a generally open U-shaped cross-section with its concave side facing towards the interior of the vehicle, and the sensor (20) is fitted within the beam.

2. A vehicle door according to claim 1, characterised in that the beam is a hat beam with a central flange (12), two webs, (13, 14) and side flanges (15, 16), and the sensor (20) is fixed to the central flange.

3. A vehicle door according to claim 2, characterised in that the sensor is fixed to the central flange by a fastening element (21) which extends through a fastening hole (18) in the central flange.

4. A vehicle door according to claim 2, characterised in that one of the beam'"'"'s webs (13) has a plurality of holes (22, 23) for fastening the sensor'"'"'s cabling along the web.

10. A vehicle door according to claim 3, characterised in that one of the beam'"'"'s webs (13) has a plurality of holes (22, 23) for fastening the sensor'"'"'s cabling along the web.

5. An impact beam for a vehicle door, whereby the beam (12) bears a sensor (20) for releasing one or more impact cushions, characterised in that the beam (11) has a generally open U-shaped cross-section with its concave side facing towards the interior of the vehicle, and fastening means (18, 21) for fitting the sensor (20) within the beam.

6. An impact protection beam according to claim 5, characterised in that the sensor is fixed in contact with the base of the beam.

7. An impact protection beam according to claim 5, characterised in that the beam is a hat beam with a central flange (12), two webs (13, 14) and side flanges (15, 16), and the sensor (20) is fitted in the central flange (12).

8. An impact protection beam according to claim 6, characterised in that one of the beam'"'"'s webs (13) has a plurality of holes (22, 23) for fastening the sensor'"'"'s cabling along the web.

9. An impact protection beam according to claim 6, characterised in that the central flange (12) has a fastening hole (18) for fastening the sensor (20) by means of a fastening element (21) extending through the hole.

11. An impact protection beam according to claim 6, characterised in that the beam is a hat beam with a central flange (12), two webs (13, 14) and side flanges (15, 16), and the sensor (20) is fitted in the central flange (12).

12. An impact protection beam according to claim 7, characterised in that one of the beam'"'"'s webs (13) has a plurality of holes (22, 23) for fastening the sensor'"'"'s cabling along the web.

13. An impact protection beam according to claim 7, characterised in that the central flange (12) has a fastening hole (18) for fastening the sensor (20) by means of a fastening element (21) extending through the hole.

14. An impact protection beam according to claim 8, characterised in that the central flange (12) has a fastening hole (18) for fastening the sensor (20) by means of a fastening element (21) extending through the hole.

15. An impact protection beam according to claim 11, characterised in that the central flange (12) has a fastening hole (18) for fastening the sensor (20) by means of a fastening element (21) extending through the hole.

16. An impact protection beam according to claim 12, characterised in that the central flange (12) has a fastening hole (18) for fastening the sensor (20) by means of a fastening element (21) extending through the hole.