Abstract: Provided is a vehicle structure disposed at a lower portion of a center of a vehicle body, the vehicle structure including: a battery cover, a battery tray, and a structural member A for absorbing impact energy. Each of the battery cover and the battery tray is configured with an integrally molded fiber-reinforced plastic. The structural member A is located outside in a vehicle width direction of at least the battery cover and the battery tray. The structural member A is fastened together with the battery cover and the battery tray.

Abstract: A vehicle structure includes a battery tray disposed at a lower portion of a center of a vehicle body, and a cross member extending in a vehicle width direction and inserted into the battery tray. The battery tray includes a first bottom portion, a peripheral wall erected on an outer periphery of the first bottom portion, a first inner wall connected to the first bottom portion, a second inner wall connected to the first bottom portion, and a second bottom portion connected to both the first inner wall and the second inner wall and raised from the first bottom portion, which are configured with an integrally molded fiber-reinforced plastic. A recessed portion extending in the vehicle width direction is formed by the first inner wall, the second inner wall, and the second bottom portion. The cross member is inserted into at least one location of the recessed portion.

Abstract: A battery tray for mounting a battery for driving a vehicle includes a bottom; a peripheral wall erected on an outer circumference of the bottom; a flange connected to a top of the peripheral wall and extending outwards of the peripheral wall; a first inner wall connected to the bottom, a bending angle between the first inner wall and the bottom being between 90 degrees and 135 degrees; a second inner wall connected to the bottom, a bending angle between the second inner wall and the bottom being between 90 degrees and 135 degrees; and a stud bolt pedestal connected to both the first inner wall and the second inner wall and provided above the bottom. The bottom, the peripheral wall, the flange, the first inner wall, the second inner wall, and the stud bolt pedestal being integrally molded from fiber reinforced plastics containing discontinuous fibers.

Abstract: A high strength, light weight battery containment construct for containing and protecting energy cells and providing impact, fire, and fluid penetration resistance includes a first housing portion, a second housing portion, and a joiner clip configured to hold the first housing portion and second housing portion together. The first housing portion has a first body and a first flange extending from the first body. The second housing portion has a second body and a second flange extending from the second body. The second flange is configured to engage the first flange such that the first body of the first housing portion and the second body of the second housing portion define a cavity therebetween. The joiner clip is configured with a C-shaped cross section to engage the first flange and the second flange to join the first housing portion to the second housing portion.

Abstract: A battery box component is detailed which is obtained by providing a fiber-reinforced plastic with a refractory layer, the fiber-reinforced plastic is a thermosetting resin as a matrix resin, containing reinforcing fibers, wherein: the reinforcing fibers are discontinuous reinforcing fibers having a weight average fiber length of from 1 mm to 100 mm; the thermosetting resin is composed of at least one resin of an unsaturated polyester resin, a vinyl ester resin, or an epoxy resin; the thickness X of the fiber-reinforced plastic is not less than 1.0 mm but less than 5 mm; and the refractory layer contains an acrylic resin or a urethane resin and a foaming composition. A method for producing a battery box component is also provided.

Abstract: A puncture resistant shield is provided for use with a battery containment system that is light weight and resistant to corrosion, while improving the safety performance of the battery containment system by providing greater impact and impalement protection as compared to conventional vehicle components. The puncture resistant shield also has utility in that it may be used with existing battery containment systems as an aftermarket installation to increase protection of the batteries contained therein or may be designed for use with new manufactured battery containment systems.

Abstract: A battery containment construct is provided that includes a unitary tray having a bottom and a set of walls including a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall. The set of walls extending from the bottom of the tray and defining a cavity within the tray. A cover removably attached to the plurality of walls of said tray opposite the bottom of said tray. Energy absorption components attached to the bottom of the tray external to at least one of the set of walls in some versions to enhance impact resistance. The construct has high strength, is light weight and well suited for containing and protecting energy cells or batteries that adjusted to impact resistance, fire resistance, and fluid penetration prevention.

Abstract: A vehicle component includes a body, a first beam, and a second beam. The body has a first fixture region and a second fixture region. The first beam is formed of a first composite material and has a first beam shape. The first beam is attached to the body and extends between the first fixture region and the second fixture region of the body. The second beam is formed of a second composite material and has a second beam shape that is simple compared to the first beam shape. The second beam is attached to the body and extends between the first fixture region and the second fixture region of the body.

Abstract: A battery containment system is provided that includes a unitary battery tray having a bottom and walls that from the bottom of said tray and defining a cavity within the tray. A cover is includes having a cover body portion and a first flange extending from the cover body portion, the cover body portion configured to overlie the cavity within the tray and the walls of the tray, the first flange of said cover configured to extend beyond the walls of the tray. A shield having a shield body portion and a second flange extending from the shield body portion, the shield body portion is configured to underlie the bottom of the tray, the second flange of the shield is configured to extend beyond the bottom of the tray and configured to engage the first flange of the cover.

Abstract: A high strength frame of a sealable containment system is provided for containing and protecting energy cells or batteries. The protection provided by the high strength frame provides impalement resistance, impact resistance, fire resistance, and fluid penetration prevention. The frame includes a shock structure/energy absorber to protect the battery from forces during potential impacts with other vehicles or objects. The frame of a battery containment system is further designed to resist impalements in order to protect the batteries. Furthermore, because vehicle batteries are prone to extreme fire in the event of an impact or impalement, the containment system provides a sealed battery environment to keep fluid and moisture out during normal operation and to limit oxygen in the event of a battery fire.

Abstract: Provided is a resin-made impact absorption member having a simple structure and excellent impact absorption performance. A resin-made impact absorption member made of a resin material and includes a hollow convex part having a bottom plane part, a top plane part, and an upright plane part that connects the bottom plane part and the top plane part, in which L defined by the following formula (1) is 0<L<1.1.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a straddle type vehicle that uses resin seat rails, and in which attachment parts of footrests for an occupant of a rear seat of a tandem seat are provided to fastening parts of a member connecting right and left seat rails. The straddle type vehicle may include: resin right and left seat rails extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a middle connection member connecting the seat rails to each other; a tandem seat assembled to the seat rails and footrests for an occupant of the tandem seat respectively coupled to the right and left seat rails. A connection part of the middle connection member of the seat rails is provided within a range obtained by vertically extending an outer edge of an attachment part of the footrest coupled to each of the seat rails in side view.

Abstract: In the vicinity of a front end of a plate-shaped member of a fiber reinforced resin material having long fibers, to suppress deterioration in strength due to waviness of the long fibers during press-molding. The plate-shaped member is formed by a discontinuous fiber reinforced resin having long fibers. A flat surface part of the plate-shaped member is provided with a hole part, and a side wall is integrally formed to a semicircular end of the flat surface part located closer to the hole part. The side wall is arranged in a region between an opening edge of the hole part closer to a front end, and the front end so as to extend around its outer circumference.

Abstract: A resin structure having an impact absorbing property includes a resin member including a resin material and having an uneven thickness structure. The resin member includes a thick-walled portion having an average thickness of a first value in an impact absorbing direction and two thin-walled portions having an average thickness of less than the first value in the impact absorbing direction. The thick-walled portion is disposed between the two thin-walled portions. The Expressions (I) and (II) are satisfied. 1<t1/t2<1.545×(L/d)?0.107??(I) L/d>0??(II) In Expressions (I) and (II), t1 represents an average thickness (mm) of the thick-walled portion. t2 represents an average thickness (mm) of the thin-walled portions. L represents an inter-connection-point distance (mm) between connection points formed on the two thin-walled portions, respectively, and connected to other structures.

Abstract: A resin structure having an impact absorbing property includes a resin member including a resin material and having an uneven thickness structure. The resin member includes a thick-walled portion having an average thickness of a first value in an impact absorbing direction and two thin-walled portions having an average thickness of less than the first value in the impact absorbing direction. The thick-walled portion is disposed between the two thin-walled portions. The Expressions (I) and (II) are satisfied. 1<t1/t2<1.545×(L/d)?0.107 ??(I) L/d>0 ??(II) In Expressions (I) and (II), t1 represents an average thickness (mm) of the thick-walled portion. t2 represents an average thickness (mm) of the thin-walled portions. L represents an inter-connection-point distance (mm) between connection points formed on the two thin-walled portions, respectively, and connected to other structures.

Abstract: There is provided a fiber-reinforced composite material is constituted by reinforcing fibers with an average fiber length of 5 mm to 100 mm and a thermoplastic resin, in which in a viscoelastic characteristic that is defined by following formulas (1) and (2), an average value in a range of ?25° C. of the melting point of a matrix resin to +25° C. of the melting point of a matrix resin satisfies following formula (3): tan ?=G?/G???(1) tan ??=Vf×tan ?/(100?Vf)??(2) 0.01?tan ???0.2??(3) wherein G? represents a storage modulus (Pa) of the fiber-reinforced composite material, G? represents a loss modulus (Pa) of the fiber-reinforced composite material, and Vf represents a volume fraction (%) of the reinforcing fibers in the fiber-reinforced composite material.

Abstract: Provided is a resin-made impact absorption member having a simple structure and excellent impact absorption performance. A resin-made impact absorption member made of a resin material and includes a hollow convex part having a bottom plane part, a top plane part, and an upright plane part that connects the bottom plane part and the top plane part, in which L defined by the following formula (1) is 0<L<1.1.

Abstract: Provided a vehicle skeleton member including: a portion obtained by joining a plurality of members constituted by a composite material of a thermoplastic resin and a reinforcing fiber, and an axis parallel to a front-rear direction and/or a right-left direction of the vehicle body is included in a joined surface by vibration welding.

Abstract: There is provided a vehicle skeleton member including a composite material of a thermoplastic resin and a carbon fiber, wherein the composite material is a unidirectional carbon-fiber composite material (A) that a form of the carbon fiber in the composite material is a continuous fiber aligned in one direction and/or a random carbon-fiber composite material (B) that a form of the carbon fiber in the composite material is a discontinuous fiber arranged two-dimensionally randomly.

Abstract: A shock absorption member which is lightweight, has a high degree of freedom in shape, and is capable of efficiently absorbing shock energy, is provided. A shock absorption member including a bottom surface part and an upright part provided on the bottom surface part, in which at least one of the bottom surface part and the upright part includes a carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material including a thermoplastic resin, and the other may include a thermoplastic resin, and in which the amount of the thermoplastic resin present therein is 30 to 1,000 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of carbon fibers, and the average fiber length of the carbon fibers is 3 to 100 mm.