PARTIALLY TRANSPARENT VEHICLE BODY COMPONENT

• US 20110248525A1
• Filed: 04/06/2011
• Published: 10/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: LUNDSTROEM, Jesper
• Application Number:
  US13/081,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20110248525A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/191
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 25/04 Door pillars ; windshield pillars

Abstract

A vehicle body component is provided that includes, but is not limited to a first and a second structural member that are interconnected by a panel member that is at least partially transparent.

Claims

1. A vehicle body component, comprising:

a first structural member;

a second structural member; and

an at least partially transparent panel member configured to interconnect the first structural member and the second structural member.

2. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the at least partially transparent panel member comprises a perforated structure.

3. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the at least partially transparent panel member comprises perforated sheet metal.

4. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body component comprises an A-pillar of a vehicle body.

5. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body component comprises a B-pillar of a vehicle body.

6. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body component comprises an C-pillar of a vehicle body.

7. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the first structural member and the second structural member forms a closed frame member, wherein an inner section of the closed frame member is traversed by the at least partially transparent panel member.

8. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the at least partially transparent panel member is integrally formed with at least one of the first structural member and the second structural member.

9. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the first structural member and the second structural member mutually merge.

10. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the at least partially transparent panel member comprises a plane shape.

11. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the at least partially transparent panel member comprises a bended shape.

12. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the at least partially transparent panel member and the first structural member forms an assembly unit adapted to be assembled to a vehicle body.

13. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the at least partially transparent panel member and the second structural member forms an assembly unit adapted to be assembled to a vehicle body.

14. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the first structural member comprises a closed profile.

15. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the second structural member comprises a closed profile.

16. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the first structural member comprises an open profile.

17. The vehicle body component according to claim 1, wherein the second structural member comprises a closed profile.

18. The vehicle body component according to claim 1,

wherein the first structural member and the second structural member comprise a u-shaped profile, and

wherein the at least partially transparent panel member is connected with a side shank portion of the first and the second structural member.