Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rocker for a vehicle and a rocker reinforcement. Examples of the present disclosure include a cross section of a rocker reinforcement comprising two convex four-sided structures with their horizontal diagonals substantially parallel to a transverse horizontal direction, and the convex four-sided structures being separated along a vertical direction.

Abstract: An embodiment is a side sill reinforcement structure of a vehicle, the structure including a side sill including a side sill inner panel, a side sill outer panel, and a side sill reinforcement installed in a space between the side sill inner panel and the side sill outer panel to define a closed cross-section, an extrusion disposed inside the side sill, having a closed cross-section, and having a partition structure therein, and a plurality of connection brackets provided in plural inside the side sill to fix the extrusion, and defining a plurality of closed cross-sections together with the side sill and the extrusion.

Abstract: A vehicle structure includes a plurality of first members disposed at a distance from each other and a plurality of second members disposed at a distance from each other in gaps between two first members. Each second member from the plurality of second members being rigidly attached to a respective pair of first members. A thickness of the plurality of first members and the plurality of second members being 0.5 inches or less. The vehicle structure is attached to two side components that are designed with sloped walls increasing a cavity for an energy source. An energy source shield may be also provided to shield and exposed end of the energy source at a front end of a vehicle. The side components include apertures to detachably fasten the energy source.

Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a panel or mounting location, a speaker or microphone disposed within the panel for generating or detecting sounds and a cover disposed over the speaker. The cover includes a plurality of openings for the transmission of sound and a corresponding plurality of blockers at each of the plurality of openings. Each of the plurality of blockers includes a front face that is spaced apart forward of a corresponding one of the plurality of openings for blocking water intrusion.

Abstract: A roof of a vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, may include a first roof panel and a second roof panel. The first roof panel and the second roof panel may be connected along an interface the defines a passageway. The first roof panel and the second roof panel may define a path extending generally longitudinally along the roof with the first roof panel and the second roof panel sloping away from the path toward a first lateral side of the roof and a second lateral side of the roof. The passageway may extend laterally from the first lateral side to the second lateral side.

Abstract: A body for a vehicle includes a base part extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and including a flange portion being open outward of the vehicle, a tubular part accommodated on and coupled to the flange portion of the base part and shaped in a pipe with a closed section, and an external garnish coupled to the base part or the tubular part to cover an external portion of the tubular part.

Abstract: A door opening and closing device includes a slider and a main link mechanism. The slider moves along a roof of the vehicle body in a front-rear direction, while supporting a proximal end portion of a back door in such a way as to be rotatable around an axis extending in a width direction. The main link mechanism includes one end and an opposite end rotatably coupled to the vehicle body and the back door, respectively. The main link mechanism adjusts a posture of the back door, depending on a door opening degree by changing a distance between a coupling point to the vehicle body and a coupling point to the back door. The main link mechanism decreases the distance as the door opening degree becomes larger.

Abstract: A securing assembly for an interception element on a vehicle pillar of a body for a motor vehicle is provided. The interception element which is secured to the vehicle pillar protrudes outwards from the vehicle pillar in the vehicle transverse direction, so that an upward movement along the vehicle pillar in the vehicle vertical direction, produced by a crash obstacle impacting the vehicle pillar inwards in the vehicle transverse direction, can be at least limited by the interception element.

Abstract: An integrally formed cover part for a vehicle comprises a basic component and a soft component. The basic component is at least sectionally flat and made of a thermoplastic material. The soft component is firmly connected to the basic component and made of a thermoplastic elastomer. The basic component comprises a front side and a back side. The soft component forms at least one buffer that is an impact buffer, which is configured as a double buffer including a front buffer arranged on the front side and a rear buffer arranged on the back side. The basic component has an elevated support profile extending on the back side. The soft component forms a support surface on the front side, which is part of the front buffer. The soft component extends along the support profile towards the back side. The soft component forms a contact surface on the back side, which is part of the rear buffer.

Abstract: An embodiment is a vehicle body including a vehicle body skeleton including a tail gate frame and a rear side member connected to a lower portion of the tail gate frame, a chassis frame including a longitudinal frame disposed in the length direction of the vehicle body, and a vehicle body rear connection structure configured to connect the vehicle body skeleton and the chassis frame, wherein the longitudinal frame is connected to an intersecting position of the lower portion of the tail gate frame and the rear side member.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure with a reinforced trunk hinge mounting part includes a side outer rear extension 11 extending from a side outer 16 to the rear of a vehicle; a quarter inner 12 located under the side outer rear extension 11 and forming a space where wheels of the vehicle are mounted; a trunk hinge 31 installed on a front end of a trunk lid 30 and fastened to an outer surface of the side outer rear extension 11; and a connection member 35 connecting the side outer rear extension 11 to the quarter inner 12.

Abstract: A plastic composite material panel is disclosed. An embodiment of a plastic composite material panel includes a roof plate portion that includes a molding sheet on which a plurality of resin layers are stacked. A reinforcing layer is formed on the molding sheet and is designed to be bonded to a vehicle body frame. A material filling portion is formed at an end of an edge of the roof plate portion by the reinforcing layer.

Abstract: Method of manufacturing a metal structural component (E) for a vehicle, comprising the steps of a) providing a planar blank (B); b) cutting out the blank (B) to create an opening (A) having a first portion (Q) and wherein the first portion (Q) of the opening A) has a second length (lt) in a first transverse direction (T); c) welding a patch (P) to the blank (B) so as to cover the opening (A), the patch (P) being made of the metal having greater ductility than the material of the blank (B); d) stamping the assembly formed by the blank (B) and the patch (P) to obtain the component (E).

Abstract: An embodiment is a vehicle body rear connection structure including a chassis frame, a rear vehicle body assembly with a rear mounting portion connected to the chassis frame, and a rear end module assembled with the rear vehicle body assembly in a length direction of the vehicle body and the rear end module with an end module mounting portion connected with the rear mounting portion, the rear end module including a rear protruded portion configured to provide bolting engagement with the rear vehicle body assembly in a vertical direction of the vehicle body, and a forward protruded portion configured to be bolted to the rear vehicle body assembly in the vehicle body length direction.

Abstract: In an embodiment a vehicle body structure includes a front pillar tube positioned inside of each of a pair of front pillars in a vehicle and a center pillar tube positioned inside of each of pair of center pillars of the vehicle, wherein the front pillar tube and the center pillar tube cross each other.

Abstract: A vehicle roof having a roof skin arrangement which may have at least one cover element and the vehicle roof having at least one sensor module having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment which is at least partially covered by the cover element, the cover element being limited by an edge gap via which air, in particular cooling air, for the sensor module flows under the cover element.

Abstract: A vehicle door structure includes inner and outer door panels, a door handle assembly and an impact pad. The inner door panel has an access opening that extends from an inboard surface to an outboard surface. The door handle assembly has a base portion overlaying an inboard surface of the outer door panel within a door cavity and a lever portion extending along an outboard surface of the outer door panel. The impact pad has a block portion and a projecting portion that extends from the block portion. The block portion overlays and contacts a portion of the outboard surface of the inner door panel adjacent to the access opening. The block portion is in vertical alignment with a portion of the base portion of the door handle. The projecting portion spans a horizontally measured width of the access opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure refers to an exterior rear view assembly for mounting to a vehicle (120) with a cowl (114), comprising: a base assembly adapted for attachment to the vehicle (120) independent of whether the vehicle (120) is provided with a vehicle door (110), wherein the base assembly is adapted for attachment to the cowl (114); and a head assembly (102) coupled to the base assembly. It also refers to a vehicle (120) with a cowl (114) and at least one such exterior rear view assembly (100).

Abstract: A crash management system (1, 1?, 1?) for a front part of a vehicle, oriented in a local referential, having a longitudinal direction X a transverse direction Y perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X and a vertical direction Z perpendicular to the plane defined by said directions X and Y, comprising an assembly (2, 2?, 2?) of bumper beams with at least a first bumper beam (3, 3?, 3?) and a second bumper beam (4, 4?, 4?), oriented in said transverse direction Y, said first bumper beam (3, 3?, 3?) and second bumper beam (4, 4?, 4?) being vertically spaced wherein said first bumper beam (3, 3?, 3?) is located above said second bumper beam (4, 4?, 4?), optionally comprising at least one crash box (5, 6) connected to at least a bumper beam (3, 3?, 3?, 4, 4?, 4?), and comprising at least a connecting element (100, 200,300, 400, 500) characterized in that said connecting element (100, 200,300, 400, 500) connects said first bumper beam (3, 3?, 3?) and said second bumper beam (4, 4?, 4?), and wherein said conne

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a hardtop for a vehicle that has an exterior thermoplastic roof panel and sides. The hardtop includes a top frame formed of at least two longitudinal sides and at least one cross vehicle piece formed from fiber reinforced polymer. Connected to the top frame is at least one roof panel forming an outer surface of the hardtop. There are also one or more side frames each having a side panel connected thereto. The roof panel and side panel are all formed of thermoplastic, so it is possible to have a Class A finish paint surface or mold in color finish.