Impact transmission structure
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame including a side sill reinforcement, the side sill reinforcement running along a length of a side of the frame; and
an impact transmission structure mounted to and extending laterally outward from an exterior surface of the side sill reinforcement, the impact transmission structure having a stiffness within 5% of a stiffness of the side sill reinforcement,wherein the impact transmission structure includes a plurality of polyhedral structures oriented along a primary axis, the primary axis being orthogonal to the side sill reinforcement.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a vehicle including a frame having a side sill reinforcement, the side sill reinforcement running along a length of a side of the frame, and an impact transmission structure mounted to and extending laterally outward from an exterior surface of the side sill reinforcement, the impact transmission structure having a stiffness approximately equal to a stiffness of the side sill reinforcement and being configured to communicate an impact force resulting from a side impact into the vehicle into the frame and not absorb the impact force.
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a frame including a side sill reinforcement, the side sill reinforcement running along a length of a side of the frame; and an impact transmission structure mounted to and extending laterally outward from an exterior surface of the side sill reinforcement, the impact transmission structure having a stiffness within 5% of a stiffness of the side sill reinforcement, wherein the impact transmission structure includes a plurality of polyhedral structures oriented along a primary axis, the primary axis being orthogonal to the side sill reinforcement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An impact transmission structure, comprising:
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a body including a honeycomb structure, the honeycomb structure including a plurality of polyhedral structures, each one of the plurality of polyhedral structures having a primary axis; and a mounting face formed along an exterior surface of the body, the mounting face configured to mount to an exterior surface of a side sill reinforcement extending along a side of a vehicle, wherein, when the mounting face is mounted to the exterior surface of the side sill reinforcement, the primary axes of the plurality of polyhedral structures are orthogonal to the side sill reinforcement; wherein a stiffness of the honeycomb structure is within 5% of a stiffness of the side sill reinforcement extending along the side of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle, comprising:
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a body, the body including a side sill reinforcement projecting laterally outward from an exterior of the body, the sill extending at least partially between a front end and a rear end of the body; a seat mounted to the body; an impact transmission structure abutting the side sill reinforcement proximate the seat and extending laterally outward from an exterior surface of the side sill reinforcement; a door coupled to the body, the door having an interior panel and an exterior panel; and an airbag coupled to at least one of the body and the seat and deployable between an occupant positioned in the seat and the door to occupy a lateral distance (Y) between an outside edge of the occupant and the interior panel of the door; wherein a width (B) of the impact transmission structure is determined by at least (i) a lateral distance (A) between an exterior surface of the sill and the exterior panel of the door, (ii) a lateral distance (X) between the outside edge of the occupant and the interior panel of the door, and (iii) the lateral distance of an airbag deployable between the occupant and the interior panel of the door (Y). - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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