Joining and reinforcing a composite bumper beam and a composite crush can for a vehicle
Abstract
A front bumper beam and crush can (FBCC) system is provided for a vehicle. A bumper beam has an interior surface with a plurality of ribs extending therefrom. The ribs and the interior surface are made of a chopped fiber composite and cooperate to engage a crush can. The chopped fiber composite reinforces the engaging surfaces of the crush can and the interior surface of the bumper beam. The crush can has a tubular body made of a continuous fiber composite. The crush can has outwardly-extending flanges at an end spaced away from the bumper beam. The flanges are at least partially provided with a layer of chopped fiber composite to reinforce a joint between the outwardly-extending flange and the vehicle frame.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- UNITED STATES COUNCIL FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, LLC. Southfield, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1347594
- Patent Number(s):
- 9598033
- Application Number:
- 14/935,722
- Assignee:
- UNITED STATES COUNCIL FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, LLC
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0005661
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2015 Nov 09
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Citation Formats
Berger, Elisabeth, Decker, Leland, Armstrong, Dale, Truskin, James, Pasupuleti, Praveen, Dwarmpudi, Ramesh, and Doroudian, Mark. Joining and reinforcing a composite bumper beam and a composite crush can for a vehicle. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Berger, Elisabeth, Decker, Leland, Armstrong, Dale, Truskin, James, Pasupuleti, Praveen, Dwarmpudi, Ramesh, & Doroudian, Mark. Joining and reinforcing a composite bumper beam and a composite crush can for a vehicle. United States.
Berger, Elisabeth, Decker, Leland, Armstrong, Dale, Truskin, James, Pasupuleti, Praveen, Dwarmpudi, Ramesh, and Doroudian, Mark. Tue .
"Joining and reinforcing a composite bumper beam and a composite crush can for a vehicle". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1347594.
@article{osti_1347594,
title = {Joining and reinforcing a composite bumper beam and a composite crush can for a vehicle},
author = {Berger, Elisabeth and Decker, Leland and Armstrong, Dale and Truskin, James and Pasupuleti, Praveen and Dwarmpudi, Ramesh and Doroudian, Mark},
abstractNote = {A front bumper beam and crush can (FBCC) system is provided for a vehicle. A bumper beam has an interior surface with a plurality of ribs extending therefrom. The ribs and the interior surface are made of a chopped fiber composite and cooperate to engage a crush can. The chopped fiber composite reinforces the engaging surfaces of the crush can and the interior surface of the bumper beam. The crush can has a tubular body made of a continuous fiber composite. The crush can has outwardly-extending flanges at an end spaced away from the bumper beam. The flanges are at least partially provided with a layer of chopped fiber composite to reinforce a joint between the outwardly-extending flange and the vehicle frame.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 21 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Tue Mar 21 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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