Patents by Inventor Tou THOR

Tou THOR has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240246612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a side-rail partition (2) intended to be mounted in an inner side rail (1) of a motor vehicle body, said side-rail partition (2) being composed principally of a U-shaped component whose wings extend perpendicularly with respect to the web or central wall of said side-rail partition (2), characterized in that it additionally has at least one reinforcement wall extending from the central wall between the edges of the wings of the side-rail partition (2). Application to the reinforcement of a vehicle body against lateral impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Paul BORNIER, Stephane FONFREDE, Tou THOR
  • Patent number: 11807083
    Abstract: The invention relates to a door (3) of a motor vehicle (1), having an outer wall and a lining (7) forming a casing (9), said casing (9) comprising: a main side reinforcement (17) extending longitudinally between a front edge (9A) and a rear edge (9C) of said casing (9); an upper reinforcement (15) extending longitudinally along an upper edge (9B) of said casing (9); an exterior opening control support (11) of the door (3), which is fixed to the upper reinforcement (15); the casing (9) further comprising: an auxiliary side reinforcement (21) which extends above the main side reinforcement (17) longitudinally between the front edge (9A) and the rear edge (9C) of the casing (9) and is fixed to the control support for the exterior opening (11) of the door (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventor: Tou Thor
  • Publication number: 20220324306
    Abstract: The invention relates to a door (3) of a motor vehicle (1), having an outer wall and a lining (7) forming a casing (9), said casing (9) comprising: a main side reinforcement (17) extending longitudinally between a front edge (9A) and a rear edge (9C) of said casing (9); an upper reinforcement (15) extending longitudinally along an upper edge (9B) of said casing (9); an exterior opening control support (11) of the door (3), which is fixed to the upper reinforcement (15); the casing (9) further comprising: an auxiliary side reinforcement (21) which extends above the main side reinforcement (17) longitudinally between the front edge (9A) and the rear edge (9C) of the casing (9) and is fixed to the control support for the exterior opening (11) of the door (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Tou THOR
  • Publication number: 20220219760
    Abstract: Motor vehicle structure, comprising: two roof arch beams (5) arranged laterally one on each side of the motor vehicle structure, a roof crossmember (13), comprising two ends (13A) fastened to the two roof beams (5) respectively, and a reinforcing part (15) for the fastening of each of the ends (13A) of the crossmember (13) to the corresponding roof arch beam (5), each of the ends (13A) of the roof crossmember (13) being arranged between the corresponding reinforcing part (15) and the roof arch beam (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tou THOR, Paul BORNIER
  • Patent number: 11345405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle chassis (3), comprising an underbody frame covered by a floor (7) secured to the frame. The frame comprises side rails (4) and at least one longitudinal tube (5) placed at a transverse distance from one such rail (4) to which the tube (5) is connected via a crossmember (6) which is secured by one of the ends (6a) thereof to the tube (5) and by the other end (6b) thereof to the rail (4). The crossmember (6) forms a first member for transmitting to the tube (5) a first thrust force (EP1) generated by an impact applied laterally against the chassis (3). A strut (8) is jointly secured by the respective ends (8a, 8b) thereof to the crossmember (6) and to the tube (5), and is inclined with respect to the main direction in which they extend in a plane parallel to the floor (7). The strut (8) forms a second member for transmitting to the tube (5) a second thrust force (EP2) generated by said impact and transmitted to the strut (8) by the crossmember (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Tou Thor, Stéphane Fonfrede
  • Publication number: 20210276622
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle underbody structure (1) which comprises a floor (3) delimited on each side by an underbody profiled section (5), there being at least one transverse partition (13) inside at least one of the two profiled sections (7). This partition (13) or at least one of the transverse partitions (13) also has an inner edge (13.1) and an outer edge (13.2), the outer edge (13.2) having a minimum height greater than a minimum height of the inner edge (13.1), so as to generate a bending torque at the floor (3) about a longitudinal direction in the event of a side impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Stéphane FONFREDE, Tou THOR
  • Publication number: 20210253174
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle chassis (3) comprising lateral side members (4), at least one of which is connected to at least one longitudinal frame element (5) via a crossmember (6), a first end (6a) of which is fixed to one of said lateral side members (4) and a second end (6b) of which is fixed to said longitudinal frame element (5). A part (7) jointly attached to the lateral side member (4) and to the crossmember (6) is provided with a support member (10) which is transversely (T1) interposed on the chassis (3) between a wall (4a) of the side member (4) and an end face (6c) of the first end (6a) of the crossmember (6), against which said support member (10) is antagonistically supported in a transverse manner (T1) under the effect of a lateral impact (C1) applied against the side member (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Tou THOR, Stéphane FONFREDE
  • Publication number: 20210229746
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle chassis (3), comprising an underbody frame covered by a floor (7) secured to the frame. The frame comprises side rails (4) and at least one longitudinal tube (5) placed at a transverse distance from one such rail (4) to which the tube (5) is connected via a crossmember (6) which is secured by one of the ends (6a) thereof to the tube (5) and by the other end (6b) thereof to the rail (4). The crossmember (6) forms a first member for transmitting to the tube (5) a first thrust force (EP1) generated by an impact applied laterally against the chassis (3). A strut (8) is jointly secured by the respective ends (8a, 8b) thereof to the crossmember (6) and to the tube (5), and is inclined with respect to the main direction in which they extend in a plane parallel to the floor (7). The strut (8) forms a second member for transmitting to the tube (5) a second thrust force (EP2) generated by said impact and transmitted to the strut (8) by the crossmember (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Tou THOR, Stéphane FONFREDE