CN204688225U - Vehicle frame components and the head rail for vehicle frame - Google Patents

Vehicle frame components and the head rail for vehicle frame Download PDF

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CN204688225U
CN204688225U CN201520146166.4U CN201520146166U CN204688225U CN 204688225 U CN204688225 U CN 204688225U CN 201520146166 U CN201520146166 U CN 201520146166U CN 204688225 U CN204688225 U CN 204688225U
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约翰·乔伊斯
克里斯多夫·约翰·梅
杰克·拉什布洛克
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The utility model provides a kind of vehicle frame components, comprising: extruded hollow component, has the outer wall surrounding lengthwise internal capacity; Along the inwall that lengthwise internal capacity extends, load sections and attachment sections are separated by inwall; And being arranged in the structure of wall of outer wall, structure to be projected in the lengthwise internal capacity of attachment segmented interior or to comprise the outside face being configured for attachment sub-component outside lengthwise internal capacity.Additionally provide a kind of head rail for vehicle frame.Vehicle frame components of the present utility model has structural continuity and has higher safety standard.

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Vehicle frame components and the head rail for vehicle frame
Technical field
The utility model relates in general to the extruded frame parts for vehicle, and relating to hollow squeeze bulb crossbeam particularly, it is provided with other parts, the attachment sub-component that are configured for and head rail are engaged to vehicle or otherwise promotes the region of assembling of vehicle frame.
Background technology
Generally should be appreciated that vehicle frame has usually to cross between the A post of vehicle frame to support the head rail of roof and Windshield.Except providing structural support, head rail and other frame parts are often used as the attachment point of other sub-component (such as sun shield and top ceiling (overhead counsel)) for vehicle.Length along frame parts provides attachment point can have the trend of the structure integrity reducing frame parts, so makes to adopt lightweight extrusion metal to become more difficult for head rail.Along with further expecting to adopt lighter material for building vehicle, more and more expect to adopt by there is structure discountinuity hardly and parts manufactured by the extrusion metal of adhering to higher safety standard.
Utility model content
For problems of the prior art, the purpose of this utility model is, provides a kind of and has structural continuity and have the parts manufactured by extrusion metal of higher safety standard.
According to one side of the present utility model, provide a kind of vehicle frame components, comprising:
Extruded hollow component, has the outer wall surrounding lengthwise internal capacity;
Along the inwall that lengthwise internal capacity extends, load sections and attachment sections are separated by inwall; And
Be arranged in the structure of the wall of outer wall, structure be projected into attachment segmented interior lengthwise internal capacity in or outside lengthwise internal capacity and comprise be configured for attachment sub-component outside face.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, extruded hollow component is the roof header crossbeam be made up of aluminum alloy, and the outside face of structure is smooth and to be suitable for being attached the angle of sub-component and location arrangements substantially.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, outer wall comprises the roof with diapire parallel alignment, and whereby, inwall is crossed between the top and bottom walls continuously.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, this vehicle frame components also comprises:
Second inwall, the second inwall cross over continuously between the top and bottom walls and with another spaced apart from inner walls, wherein, attachment sections be limited between the second inwall and another inwall.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, structure is arranged in diapire and outside face is embedded into lengthwise internal capacity.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, outside face is smooth and angled relative to the flat site of the diapire of contiguous structure substantially.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, structure comprises the second outside face, the second outside face and another outside face is spaced and the angle being configured for be different from another outside face is attached the second sub-component.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, this vehicle frame components also comprises:
Attachment hole, attachment hole is formed through the diapire in outside face and for holding fastener sub-component being fixed to extruded hollow component, whereby, load sections does not have hole.
According to another aspect of the present utility model, provide a kind of head rail for vehicle frame, comprising:
Extruded hollow component, has the top exterior walls and bottom outer wall and sidewall of jointly surrounding internal capacity;
Pair of inner wall, extends along internal capacity and the external loading sections of adjacent sidewall is attached sections with central authorities and separate; And
Be positioned at the structure in bottom outer wall, structure is projected in the internal capacity in central authorities' attachment sections for stator assembly.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, external loading sections does not have hole and is configured to transmit load paths between the opposite end of extruded hollow component.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, pair of inner wall is crossed over continuously between top exterior walls and bottom outer wall.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, pair of inner wall is away from each other angled, make pair of inner wall adjacent bottom outer wall compared to adjacent top outer wall with larger apart from spaced apart.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, structure comprises the embedding surface of the angled orientation of flat site of the bottom outer wall relative to contiguous structure, whereby, embeds surface configuration for being attached sub-component.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, structure comprises the first embedding surface and second and embeds surface, the surperficial length along extruded hollow component of first embedding is arranged on roughly middle position and sentences for being attached the first sub-component, and second embeds surperficial being arranged on embeds spaced position, surface for attachment second sub-component along length and first.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the first embedding is surperficial surperficial directed with deviation angle relative to the second embedding, whereby, constructs the continuous sunk area comprised between and the second embedding surface surperficial in the first embedding.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, first embeds surface and the second embedding surface includes attachment hole, and attachment hole is through bottom outer wall formation and for holding fastener so that corresponding first sub-component and the second sub-component are fixed to extruded hollow component.
According to another aspect of the present utility model, provide the method for a kind of formation for the head rail of vehicle frame, comprising:
There is provided extruded hollow component, extruded hollow component has the outer wall enclosing lengthwise internal capacity and the pair of inner wall extended along lengthwise internal capacity;
Bending extruded hollow component forms curvature; And
In bottom outer wall, form structure, structure is projected in the lengthwise internal capacity between pair of inner wall for being attached sub-component.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the length constructed along extruded hollow component is formed at select location place and comprises the embedding surface formed with selected angle, structure is configured for be attached to by sub-component to embed surface.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the method also comprises:
Formed for holding fastener sub-component to be fixed to the hole of extruded hollow component through bottom outer wall in the embedding interior surface of structure.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, form structure and comprise employing first instrument and the basal surface of bottom outer wall is deformed in lengthwise internal capacity and adopts the upper surface of the second tool support bottom outer wall to regulate the distortion caused by the first instrument.
According to one side of the present utility model, a kind of vehicle frame components comprises the extruded hollow component with the outer wall surrounding lengthwise internal capacity.Inwall extends along lengthwise internal capacity, and load sections and attachment sections are separated by it.Being configured in attachment segmented interior in the wall of outer wall to be projected in lengthwise internal capacity or to comprise the outside face being configured for attachment sub-component outside lengthwise internal capacity.
According to another aspect of the present utility model, a kind of head rail for vehicle frame comprises extruded hollow component, and extruded hollow component has the top exterior walls and bottom outer wall and sidewall of jointly surrounding internal capacity.Pair of inner wall extends along internal capacity and the external loading sections of adjacent sidewall is attached sections with central authorities to be separated.The structure be arranged in bottom outer wall is projected into the internal capacity of central authorities' attachment sections for stator assembly.
According to another aspect of the present utility model, a kind of method that formation is used for the head rail of vehicle frame provides extruded hollow component, and extruded hollow component has the outer wall surrounding lengthwise internal capacity and the pair of inner wall extended along lengthwise internal capacity.The method also provides bending extruded hollow component to form curvature.In addition, the method is provided in bottom outer wall and forms structure, and this structure is projected in the lengthwise internal capacity between described pair of inner wall for being attached sub-component.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are, vehicle frame components of the present utility model has structural continuity and has higher safety standard.
Those skilled in the art, after research following specification sheets, claim and accompanying drawing, will understand these and other aspect of the present utility model, target and feature.
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In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the top perspective view with the vehicle of head rail according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 is the top perspective view of the head rail shown in Fig. 1, and it illustrates the head rail crossed between a pair A post of correspondence according to an embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the plan view from above of the head rail shown in Fig. 1, and it illustrates each several part of the roof panel according to an embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the face upwarding view of the head rail shown in Fig. 1, and it illustrates an embodiment of the structure being arranged in diapire;
The top perspective end elevation that Fig. 5 is the head rail shown in Fig. 1, it illustrates the hollow interior volume of the head rail according to an embodiment;
Fig. 5 A is the cross sectional end view of the head rail shown in Fig. 5;
The top perspective cross sectional drawing that Fig. 6 intercepts in the central position of head rail for the head rail shown in Fig. 1, it shows the structure be projected in hollow interior volume according to another embodiment;
The cross sectional drawing of the head rail that the middle position place that Fig. 6 A is cross-sectional plane shown in figure 6 intercepts;
The top perspective cross sectional drawing that Fig. 7 is the head rail shown in Fig. 6, it illustrates the structure being positioned at the position spaced with the cross sectional drawing of Fig. 6;
The cross sectional drawing of the head rail that the position place that Fig. 7 A is cross-sectional plane shown in the figure 7 intercepts;
Fig. 7 B is the face upwarding stereogram of the head rail shown in Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is the plan view from above of the head rail shown in Fig. 1, and it illustrates the outer wall extended along hollow interior volume be represented by dotted lines;
Fig. 9 is the diagram of circuit of the method for formation head rail according to another embodiment; And
Figure 10 is the diagram of circuit of the method for formation head rail according to another embodiment.
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For purposes of illustration, word " on " D score " right side " " left side " " afterwards " " front " " vertically " " level " and derive from word should according to utility model directed in Fig. 1.It is to be understood, however, that unless expressly stated to the contrary, the utility model can present various alternative orientation.It is also to be understood that display and the concrete equipment and process that illustrates in following specification sheets are only the exemplary embodiment of the appended creative concept set by claim in the accompanying drawings.Therefore, concrete size and other physical features of relating to embodiment disclosed herein should not be considered as limiting, and express except having done other in non-claimed.
Referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 9, reference number 10 ordinary representation is used for the head rail of the framework 12 of vehicle 42.In an illustrated embodiment, head rail 10 is the parts of vehicle frame 12, and it comprises extruded hollow component, and extruded hollow component has the outer wall 85 surrounding lengthwise internal capacity 72.Extruded hollow component is also configured as at least one inwall having and extend along lengthwise internal capacity 72, and attachment sections 98 and load sections are separated by this inwall.Attachment sections 98 is separated with load sections, structure 104 can be formed at the select location place in one of outer wall 85 of attachment sections 98, and structure 104 is projected into give prominence in internal capacity 72 or from internal capacity 72 and to comprise the outside face 107 being configured for and being attached sub-component.The head rail 10 of illustrated embodiment can by can being extruded and carrying out any materials that manufactures further by bending, stretch bending and other forming technology that can expect.Such as, according to an embodiment, head rail 10 can be manufactured by aluminum alloy, and this aluminum alloy can be preferably 6000 serial extruding aluminium alloys and can be more preferably 6082-T4 extruded alloy, and it is tempered to T6 state after the process.
Referring now to Fig. 1, shown vehicle 42 is shown having the head rail 10 of an embodiment of vehicle frame components of the present utility model, and head rail 10 is crossed between a pair A post 18 with the curvature 28 of the Windshield 30 meeting vehicle 42.A post 18 is attached to the end 32 of head rail 10 with the front portion of the roof panel 16 of same support vehicle 42.From the A post 18 of shown vehicle 42 backward, vehicle frame 12 has other pillar, and the visitor railway carriage or compartment, inside comprised around vehicle 42 each several part upwards extended as roof panel 16 provides B post 44 and the C post 46 of extra support.But, it is contemplated that, head rail 10 can be integrated in the framework of the vehicle of alternative type, such as can have car, sport utility vehicle or the box-body truck of alternative frame parts more or less column of supported cart top panel 16 or head rail 10 (be such as used for).In addition, also can expect, usually understand as those of ordinary skill in the art, head rail 10 is configurable for supporting a day window assembly, convertible top assembly or other substituting roof structure.
As shown in Figure 2, A post 18 is all connected to the front end 48 of longitudinal purline 50 and supports the front end 48 of longitudinal purline 50, and longitudinal purline 50 extends back from head rail 10 with the both lateral sides of supported cart top panel 16 and other transverse members any laterally can crossing over vehicle 42.Longitudinal purline 50 is integrally connected to the top 20 of A post 18 to form angled connection, and whereby, A post 18 extends towards front lower place with the angled design of Windshield 30 (Fig. 1).Head rail 10 is crossed between the angled connection between A post 18 and longitudinal purline 50 usually.Can expect, A post 18 and longitudinal purline 50 can be single piece together with other column of vehicle frame 12 or transverse member or can be the single part being directly attached together or being separated by other structural elements.In addition, be to be understood that, in an illustrated embodiment, A post 18 and longitudinal purline 50 have the basic corresponding part for mirror images of each other together with other parts of vehicle frame 12 and vehicle 42 in the contrary both lateral sides of vehicle 42, make by the explaination of with describe deducibility and go out another, unless made contrary description.
Top 20 with further reference to Fig. 2, A post 18 has inwardly outstanding attachment members 52, which defines the upper surface 22 for coordinating with head rail 10 of A post 18.Attachment members 52 be configured to have the shape that matches with the end 32 of head rail 10 for its attachment.More specifically, in an illustrated embodiment, head rail 10 has hollow body part 54, and it has front flange 36 and the rear flange 58 of the two opposite sides being positioned at this base portion 54.The front flange 36 of the end sections 32 of contiguous head rail 10 is applicable to rear flange 58 bossing being connected attachment members 52.Therefore, in an illustrated embodiment, be positioned at projection part 60 on the two opposite sides of cavity 64 and lower convexity part 62 engage respectively after flange 58 and front flange 36, and the cavity 64 between bossing 60,62 directly attaches to the basal surface 56 of base portion 54, be restricted to the lowest surface of the diapire 88 of head rail 10 further.
Same as shown in Figure 2 shown in embodiment, the connection between attachment members 52 and head rail 10 extends through the base portion 54 of head rail 10 by a series of adjacent end 32 and the thread tapping rivet being attached at cavity 64 inside of attachment members 52 completes.In other embodiments, can expect, between attachment members 52 and head rail 10, complete connection by mode that is other or substitute, which comprises welding, other means for attachment that fastening or those of ordinary skill in the art can understand usually.Also can expect, attachment members 52 can be the parts be separated with A post 18, and it is directly attached to head rail 10 or A post 18.Attachment members 52 in other embodiment that can expect also compared to shown embodiment can inwardly give prominence to or be completely contained in the width inner of A post 18 more or less.
As shown in Figure 3, show the end face 70 of head rail 10, the middle body 24 of the length 26 of head rail 10 is crossed over and with curvature 28 (Fig. 4) bend forward corresponding with the curvature of Windshield 30 (Fig. 1) between the end sections 32 being attached to A post 18 (Fig. 2).In the embodiment shown, roof panel 16 is attached to head rail 10 and is consistent with the front edge 66 (Fig. 4) of the head rail 10 limited by front flange 36.The front flange 36 of head rail 10 extends from the approximate horizontal outstanding and length 26 along head rail 10 of base portion 54.It is outstanding to limit the ligule part of giving prominence to forward larger distance compared to the front flange 36 of adjacent end 32 forward further that front flange 36 in illustrated embodiment is shaped as adjacent central region 38.Therefore, the middle section 38 of front flange 36 has the degree of depth of adaptation along the isolated a series of recess 40 of front edge 66 to reduce flexure stress and provide attachment point between the front edge 17 and the front edge 66 of head rail 10 of roof panel 16.This series of recess 40 can have various shape and interval layout along front flange 36, and preferably has the possibility that smooth surface affects to reduce the fatigue relevant to any stress raisers with large radius.The front edge 66 of front flange 36 is also formed as parallel with the curvature 28 of the adjacent central part 24 of the base portion 54 of head rail 10 at adjacent end part 32 place, thus meets the curvature of Windshield 30 (Fig. 1).In a further embodiment, can expect, ligule part and recess can be omitted or additionally be shaped, and make front edge 66 can be parallel with the curvature 28 (Fig. 4) in the adjacent central region 38 of base portion 54 and therefore for front edge 66 provides consistent curvature along the length 26 of head rail 10.
Referring now to Fig. 3 to Fig. 4, the curvature 28 of the middle body 24 of head rail 10 extends beyond middle body 24 emphasize with the dotted line crossing with end sections 32 by being shown as, thus shows the discontinuous shape of the entire length 26 along head rail 10.Similarly, adjacent end part 32, the roughly linear directional 33 of base portion 54 is represented by the dotted line of the length 26 extending beyond head rail 10, to illustrate departing from of the curvature 28 of the middle body 24 from head rail 10.In addition, the front edge 66 of front flange 36 is shown as the length 26 extending beyond head rail 10 in the mode of curvature 28 parallel alignment with middle body 24, thus departs from the linear directional 33 of adjacent end part 32 place and base portion 54.In an illustrated embodiment, the curvature 28 of middle body 24 is basic continous arc circumferentially, but, be to be understood that, in a further embodiment, curvature 28 may be not continuous print along middle body 24, such as more to expand near end 32 place and more straight or expand more or less in other the multiple position along middle body 24 in centre.
With further reference to the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, at middle section 38 place of contiguous front flange 36, in the roof 86 of base portion 54, be formed with the multiple access openings 68 extended in the internal capacity 72 (Fig. 5) of head rail 10.Specifically describe as follows, the attachment sections 98 of access opening 68 between the inwall 94,96 (Fig. 5 A) being arranged in extruded hollow component is formed.Same as specifically described below, when being upwards out of shape when making diapire 88 to form the structure 104 for being attached, locating or engage, access opening 68 promotes entering for providing support for the upper surface of diapire 88 internal capacity 72.Access opening 68 can be formed as various shape and size to allow necessary region for entering internal capacity 72 or being otherwise consistent with the attachment component that can be connected to access opening 68.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, access opening 68 comprises central channel hole 74, and it has rectangular shape and extends to forward the rear prominence in rectangular shape in the midpoint close to head rail 10.The rear prominence of central channel hole 74 can be used to be attached the part of roof structure and therefore supported cart top panel 16.The two opposite sides that access opening 68 is also included in central channel hole 74 is placed in a pair interconnection hole 76 of equidistant position and comprises rectangular shape similarly.Some other access openings 78 also at attachment segmented interior but the end sections 32 of contiguous head rail 10 formed through roof 86.These other access openings 78 comprise be positioned at two remote stomidiums 80 on each end sections 32 and relative to two remote stomidiums 80 slightly towards one group of four circular port 82.Similarly, these other access openings 78 can be used to insert and be shaped or attaching tool, and are used in an illustrated embodiment provide passage for being attached to A post 18 for connecting thread tapping rivet 63 (Fig. 2) through the diapire 88 of head rail 10.But also can expect, other access opening 78 also can be used to each several part or other vehicle part that are attached roof panel 16.
Referring now to Fig. 4, the end sections 32 that the basal surface 56 of head rail 10 is shown having contiguous head rail 10 through diapire 88 formed towards interconnecting hole.Specifically describe as follows, this connecting bore is formed in the attachment sections 98 of head rail 10 between inwall 94,96 (Fig. 5 A).In an illustrated embodiment, usual understood as those of ordinary skill in the art, connecting bore comprises the sun shield connecting bore 83 being formed with outer rectangle part and interior circular portion, and outer rectangle part and interior circular incorporating aspects are formed and be configured for shape sunscreen assembly being attached to head rail 10.Sun shield connecting bore 83 also can be used to be engaged with attachment members 52 by head rail 10 and align.In addition, usual understood as this area, shown embodiment comprises less connecting bore 84, and it inwardly arranges relative to sun shield connecting bore 83 and is configured for attachment top assembly.Be to be understood that, more or less connecting bore can configure along diapire 88 with various shape and spacing, and any connecting bore in these connecting bores can be configured to adapt to multiple possible attachment point for optional interior trim part or sub-component being attached to head rail 10, being used for positioning function and being used for being alignd by head rail 10 and being placed in vehicle 42.In addition, make connecting bore extend through the diapire 88 of base portion 54 by punching press, milling, brill or other possible forming technology and form connecting bore.
Except the connecting bore 83,84 formed through diapire 88, the middle section 38 that Fig. 4 also show contiguous front flange 36 is arranged in an embodiment of the structure 104 of diapire 88.The illustrated embodiment of structure 104 is projected in internal capacity, and therefore outside face is restricted to the embedding surface 107 in diapire, embeds surface 107 this structure contiguous angled relative to the plane domain of diapire.The embedding surface 107 of the embodiment shown in Fig. 4 there is the angle of basic continous along this, but in a further embodiment, the angle embedding surface 107 can change.Structure 104 to be projected in the internal capacity 72 of central authorities' attachment sections 98 inside and to provide on basal surface 56 and embeds surface 107 for being attached the sub-component that may need optional attachment angle relative to peripheral part of basal surface 56.Can expect, in a further embodiment, the embedding surface 107 of structure 104 can have not smooth in fact with the curvature of the attachment adapting to particular child assembly or shape.In addition, should be appreciated that in a further embodiment, structure 104 can be projected into outside internal capacity 72 along the direction contrary with illustrated embodiment, and constructs 104 and also may be formed in roof 86 alternatively, can from the hole diapire 88 close to roof 86.
In the embodiment illustrated in figure 4, usual understood as those of ordinary skill in the art, multiple attachment hole 89 is formed in embedding surface 107 through diapire 88, for holding fastener, sub-component is fixed to head rail 10.Particularly, as shown, attachment hole 89 comprises the central attachment hole 93 and horizontal attachment hole 91 that are arranged in and embed surface 107.Central authorities' attachment hole 93 is arranged in substantial middle position for being attached ceiling structure along the length 26 of head rail 10, horizontal attachment hole 91 is arranged in from the spaced position of central attachment hole 93 along length 26, for being attached the limit assembly for being fixed on the relevant sunscreen assembly in sun shield connecting bore 83.Embedding surface 107 is also shown as and comprises basal surface access opening 95, and it can be used to operation rivet tool, for the function of locating or other is possible.
As shown in Fig. 5 to Fig. 5 A, the base portion 54 of head rail 10 is hollow, and is therefore also called extruded hollow component at this.Base portion 54 is delimitd a boundary line by outer wall 85, and outer wall 85 comprises the roof 86 of closed interior volume 72, diapire 88, front side wall 90 and rear wall 92.Front flange 36 extends forward from the middle section of front side wall 90, and similarly, rear flange 58 extends back from the middle section of rear wall 92.In an illustrated embodiment, front inwall 94 and rear inwall 96 extend linearly and length 26 along head rail 10 is crossed over continuously internal capacity 72 is inner between roof 86 and diapire 88.In an illustrated embodiment, front inwall 94 and rear inwall 96 form during head rail 10 is bending, increases amount of support for roof 86 and increases the usable area amount for engaging and be attached sub-component or other vehicle part of attachment sections 98 inside diapire 88 from roof 86 to diapire 88 with outside angle.Therefore, front inwall 94 and rear inwall 96 when they are from roof 86 to diapire 88 to downward-extension at an angle to each other away from, make inwall 94,96 spaced apart larger distance in nearly roof 86 place near adjacent bottom wall 88 place.Internal capacity 72 is separated into central authorities attachment sections 98, front load sections 100 and back loading sections 102 by front inwall 94 and rear inwall 96 thus, and thus, load sections 100 and back loading sections 102 have similar size and limit not containing attachment hole or other continual box-shaped sections interrupted.Should be appreciated that in a further embodiment, more or less inwall can be configured as to extend in internal capacity 72 internal vertical and will be attached sections 98 separate with at least one load sections to support roof 86 alternatively away from diapire 88.
As shown in Fig. 6 to Fig. 7 B, show the other embodiment of structure 104, it comprise the first embedding surface 108 and with first embeds surface 108 spaced and embeds relative to first surperficial 108 locate with different angles second embed surperficial 109.First and second illustrated embodiments embedding surface 108,109 all have general planar structure and are configured for different attachment types respectively, the such as attachment of different sub-component or vehicle part.With reference to Fig. 6 to Fig. 6 A, shown cross-sectional plane also intercepts in substantial middle position through the basal surface access opening 95 in diapire 88 through the central channel hole 74 in roof 86.Thus, it is directed relative to the plane domain of the diapire of contiguous described structure with the first angle 111 that first shown in Fig. 6 to Fig. 6 A embeds surface 108.First embeds surface 108, and from rear inwall 96, front is angled inwardly.The illustrated embodiment of structure 104 also comprises corresponding secondary embedding surface 106, its in the past inwall 94 rear is angled and embed surperficial 108 with the isolated first angled junction of roof 86 and first and contact internal capacity 72 is inner inwardly.
With reference to Fig. 7 to Fig. 7 A, shown cross-sectional plane intercepts from the first position embedding surface 108 spaced, namely intercepts through one of interconnection hole 76 in roof 86 with through the attachment hole in diapire 88.Thus, it is directed with the second angle 113 relative to the flat site of diapire that shown in Fig. 7 to Fig. 7 A second embeds surface 109, thus, the inclined degree of the first angle 111, not as the second angle 113, so embeds between surface 108,109 first and second and limits deviation angle 115.Front is angled inwardly from rear inwall 96 to be similar to the first embedding surface, embedding surface 108, second 109.In an illustrated embodiment the contiguous second secondary embedding surface 106 embedding the correspondence on surface 109 also in the past inwall 94 rear is angled and embeds surface 109 in the second angled junction and second and contact inwardly, it is also still spaced apart with roof 86 that the second angled connection is positioned at internal capacity 72 inside further relative to the first angled connection.
As shown in the embodiment in Fig. 7 B, first and second embed surface 108,109 includes the attachment hole 89 for receiving fastener formed through exterior bottom wall 88, respectively the first and second sub-components are fixed to extruded hollow component.In an illustrated embodiment, this structure comprises the continuous sunk area 117 between the first and second embedding surfaces 108,109.But, be to be understood that, structure 104 can carry out segmentation along head rail 10 at multiple somes places, has alternative form and/or may be revised as parallel construction, and utilize diapire for being attached the sub-component of vehicle, it is without the need to having the surface of the optional alternative angle relative to diapire.
Further as shown in Figure 8, front inwall 94 and the length 26 of rear inwall 96 in internal capacity 72 inside along head rail 10 extend continuously.Therefore, the front load sections 100 of the correspondence of internal capacity 72 and back loading sections 102 extend to limit continuously uninterrupted box sections along the length 26 of head rail 10, and it has general tube shape and extends along the front edge of base portion 54 and lagging dege.This uninterrupted box sections along the length 26 of head rail 10 not containing any hole, hole or other discontinuities, to provide continuous duty path along the length 26 of head rail 10 and front between A post 18 and along roof panel 16 provides continuous structure to support.Therefore uninterrupted box sections is designed to absorbing forces of impact during the normal running of vehicle 42 and also transmits the load be applied on head rail 10.Uninterrupted box sections is fixed to one another to prevent between uninterrupted box sections or distortion by the central authorities' attachment sections 98 between load sections 100,102.Meanwhile, because uninterrupted box sections transmits the basic load on head rail 10, the hole that roof 86 and diapire 88 are formed, hole, structure and further feature structurally do not affect head rail 10.
Referring now to Fig. 9, diagram of circuit shows an embodiment of the method forming head rail 10.In step 110, continuous crossbeam 112 is extruded by extrusion die 114, it has internal capacity 72 (Fig. 5), and front inwall 94 and rear inwall 96 extend to limit central authorities' attachment sections 98 and front load sections 100 and back loading sections 102 (Fig. 5 A) continuously internal capacity 72 is inner.Continuous crossbeam 112 is cut to form beam segments 118 at cutting station, and beam segments 118 also can be referred to as hollow extrusions, and it has the end of the length 26 being approximately perpendicular to beam segments 118.Beam segments 118 accumulation in heaps is subsequently used for transport.As previously mentioned, the continuous crossbeam 112 of illustrated embodiment and the head rail 10 that therefore produces are primarily of aluminum extruded.Also can expect, head rail 10 and each several part thereof can be formed by the metal substituted and can alternatively roll-in formed, hydraulic pressure is formed or alternatively such as by laser or arc welding joint.
Shown in the step 120 of Fig. 9, beam segments 118 carries out breaking on a moving belt, measure and between two parties.Beam segments is fed into deburring station 121 by belt conveyor, wherein, carries out deburring to the rear flange 58 that the length along beam segments 118 extends continuously.More specifically, rear flange 58 is cut to form lengthwise otch 59, and it limits the jut backward of the adjacent end 32 of rear flange 58.Can expect, rear flange 58 may be clashed into alternatively or is otherwise cut the elongate member of the formation lengthwise otch 59 to remove rear flange 58.
As shown in Figure 9, in step 122 place, the end sections 32 of beam segments 118 is clamped by the bending apparatus 124 of the end sections 32 being attached to beam segments 118 regularly.Bending apparatus 124 in illustrated embodiment has two clamping units 126, its equably gripping end part 32 between two clamping units 126, be placed in central authorities to make beam segments 118.In step 128 place, bending apparatus 124 extends along roughly opposite sense rotating clamp clamping unit 126 thus with the shape of the constant curvature 28 of the middle body 24 meeting whole beam segments 118 middle body 24 of bending beam segments 118.More specifically, bending apparatus 124 extends along three dimensions and bends beam segments 118, makes the rear flange 58 of base portion 54 and rear wall 92 and diapire 88 (Fig. 5 A) during extension bending process, experience some compressions.But the lengthwise otch 59 in rear flange 58 significantly reduces compression in rear flange 58 to prevent flexing or imperfect curvature during extension bending process.Should be appreciated that in a further embodiment, bending apparatus 124 can have a clamping unit 126, and it moves beam segments 118 extended and be bent to curvature 28 relative to static clamping unit 126.In step 130, clamping unit 126 discharges from beam segments 118, and the end sections of beam segments roughly keeps straight line as previously mentioned.
Still with reference to Fig. 9, in step 132 place, the front flange 36 of beam segments 118 is impacted a pattern by the pressure of cutting die 133, and this pattern provides the roughly uniform front edge 66 of front flange 36 in the whole production process of multiple beam segments 118.More specifically, front flange 36 is knocked to form front edge 66, and the end sections 32 of front edge 66 this crossbeam contiguous is parallel to curvature 28 for joint Windshield 30.Cutting die 133 also forms a series of recesses on the middle section 38 of front flange 36 to reduce the strain that caused by extension bending process in front flange 36 and to provide point of connection for the front edge 17 of roof panel 16.Recess 40 coordinates during the spraying coating process of vehicle body, be such as simultaneously provided in the region alleviating fluid accumulation between front flange 36 and roof panel 16 (Fig. 3) with roof panel 16.In addition, in front flange 36, cut the weight that recess 40 also saves the middle section 38 of front flange 36, so improve the load-carrying capacity of head rail 10 and reduce the overall weight of head rail 10.
In step 134 and 136 places, as shown in Figure 9, the top surface 70 of the base portion 54 of beam segments 118 and the processed and hydraulic forming of basal surface 56 to create access opening 68, structure 10 and further feature as previously mentioned in base portion 54.In a further embodiment, some steps (comprising step 134 and 136) can complete in step independent in addition simultaneously, or may complete in any combination step.In addition, processing and hydraulic forming can completely or partially be substituted, for forming any one in above-mentioned feature with alternative forming mode, the boring that such as those of ordinary skill in the art are usually known, punching press, various cutting form or other forming mode.
Other diagram of circuit is shown in Figure 10, has it illustrates and form head rail 10 and another embodiment with the method for the some steps shown in Fig. 9.As shown, in an illustrated embodiment, perform step 120,121 and 128 to provide bending beam segments 118 to perform step 132 to the first CNC machine, it is bent to curvature 28 rightly along with checking whether and checks whether that adjacent end part 32 and middle section 38 make front flange 36 directed rightly.Check front flange 36 add man-hour, except the lengthwise otch 59 in rear flange 58 is modified and cutting tip to make the hole of front flange 36 and processing about point symmetry in head rail 10 and other fine limit work is to be placed in head rail 10 except within the scope of production tolerance arbitrarily, the second CNC machine also performs step 134 and 136.Before CNC machine, afterwards and between, the structure 107 of illustrated embodiment is formed to make the basal surface 56 of diapire 88 to be deformed among internal capacity 72 by using the first instrument in attachment sections 98.Also can expect, the second instrument can be inserted through in the access opening 68 in roof 86 at least its be inserted through in the lump internal capacity 72 with support diapire 88 upper surface and therefore regulate the distortion caused by the first instrument.
With further reference to Figure 10, the final step 138 of illustrated embodiment comprises the finished machined technique to head rail 10, comprises burring, any fragment blown off on head rail 10, laser-induced thermal etching identification number and/or code and to head rail 10 heat treatment.Can expect, head rail 10 processes by heat or at the alternate manner of the hardness of the at a point place of forming technology change beam, usual understood as those of ordinary skill in the art.When making beam segments 118 be formed as shown beam segments 10, according to a kind of assembly method, the end sections 32 of beam segments 118 is attached to the A post 18 (Fig. 2) of vehicle 42, roof panel 16 is attached to a series of recesses 40 in the front edge 66 of head rail 10 (Fig. 3) or other parts and other attachment features, Windshield 30 is attached to front edge 66 (Fig. 1), as what carry out above illustrating and describing.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the structure of described utility model and miscellaneous part is not limited to any certain material.Other exemplary embodiments of the present utility model disclosed herein can be formed by multiple material, unless the utility model is described elsewhere.
For purposes of this disclosure, term " connection " (and form of ownership, be connected to, be connected to, be connected to) ordinary representation two parts are directly or indirectly bonded with each other (electric or machinery).This joint is fixing in essence or is movable in essence.This joint and can be integrated into single holistic any centre part each other and realizes by these two parts (electric or machinery), or utilizes above-mentioned two parts to be formed.This joint is permanent in essence or is detouchable or releasable in essence, unless otherwise prescribed.
Shall also be noted that the structure of the element of the present utility model shown in exemplary embodiment and arrange it is only exemplary.Although only describe some embodiments of the present utility model in the disclosure in detail, can recognize easily after but those skilled in the art read the disclosure, when novel teachings and the advantage of not theme described in essence sexual deviation, various deformation can be had (such as, to change the size of Various Components, size, structure, shape and ratio, parameter value, mounting means, the use of material, color, directed etc.).Such as, being depicted as integrally formed element can be made up of multiple parts, or the element being depicted as multiple parts can overallly be formed; The operation of contact surface can put upside down or make other and change; Attaching parts in the length of structure and/or component or width or system or other component all can change; Character or the quantity of the adjustment position between element also can change.It should be noted that element and/or the assembly of system can be made up of any one that can provide in the multiple material of enough intensity or durability, this material can have multiple color, quality and combination.Therefore, these all amendments include in scope of the present utility model.Can make that other substitutes to the design of preferred and other exemplary embodiment, operating conditions, arrangement, amendment, change and omit, and do not depart from spirit of the present utility model.
Should be appreciated that, the step in any described technique or any described operation can combine the structure formed within the scope of the utility model with operation disclosed in other or step.Example arrangement disclosed herein and operation are all for exemplary object and should be considered as limiting.
Be also to be understood that when do not deviate from the utility model design, can change said structure and method and revise, and can understand further, unless otherwise, otherwise these conceive cover by claim.

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1. a vehicle frame components, is characterized in that, comprising:
Extruded hollow component, has the outer wall surrounding lengthwise internal capacity;
Along the inwall that described lengthwise internal capacity extends, load sections and attachment sections are separated by described inwall; And
Be arranged in the structure of the wall of described outer wall, described structure to be projected in the described lengthwise internal capacity of described attachment segmented interior or to comprise the outside face being configured for attachment sub-component outside described lengthwise internal capacity.
2. vehicle frame components according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described extruded hollow component is the roof header crossbeam be made up of aluminum alloy, and the described outside face of described structure is smooth and with the angle and the location arrangements that are suitable for being attached described sub-component.
3. vehicle frame components according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described outer wall comprises the roof with diapire parallel alignment, and whereby, described inwall is crossed over continuously between described roof and described diapire.
4. vehicle frame components according to claim 3, is characterized in that, also comprises:
Second inwall, described second inwall to cross over continuously between described roof and described diapire and with another spaced apart from inner walls, wherein, described attachment sections is limited between described second inwall and another inwall described.
5. vehicle frame components according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described structure is arranged in described diapire and described outside face is embedded into described lengthwise internal capacity.
6. vehicle frame components according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described outside face is smooth and angled relative to the flat site of the described diapire of contiguous described structure.
7. vehicle frame components according to claim 6, is characterized in that, described structure comprises the second outside face, described second outside face and another outside face is spaced and the angle being configured for be different from another outside face described is attached the second sub-component.
8. vehicle frame components according to claim 5, is characterized in that, also comprises:
Attachment hole, described attachment hole is formed through the described diapire in described outside face and for holding the fastener described sub-component being fixed to described extruded hollow component, whereby, described load sections does not have hole.
9. for a head rail for vehicle frame, it is characterized in that, comprising:
Extruded hollow component, has the top exterior walls and bottom outer wall and sidewall of jointly surrounding internal capacity;
Pair of inner wall, extends along described internal capacity and the external loading sections of contiguous described sidewall is attached sections with central authorities and separate; And
Be positioned at the structure in described bottom outer wall, described structure is projected in the described internal capacity in described central authorities attachment sections for stator assembly.
10. head rail according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described external loading sections does not have hole and is configured to transmit load paths between the opposite end of described extruded hollow component.
11. head rail according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described pair of inner wall is crossed over continuously between described top exterior walls and described bottom outer wall.
12. head rail according to claim 11, is characterized in that, described pair of inner wall is away from each other angled, make described pair of inner wall be close to described bottom outer wall compared to being close to described top exterior walls with larger apart from spaced apart.
13. head rail according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described structure comprises the embedding surface of the angled orientation of flat site of the described bottom outer wall relative to contiguous described structure, and whereby, described embedding surface configuration is for being attached described sub-component.
14. head rail according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, described structure comprises the first embedding surface and second and embeds surface, the surperficial length along described extruded hollow component of described first embedding is arranged on middle position and sentences for being attached the first sub-component, and described second embeds surperficial being arranged on embeds spaced position, surface for attachment second sub-component along described length and described first.
15. head rail according to claim 14, it is characterized in that, described first embedding surface is directed with deviation angle relative to described second embedding surface, and whereby, described structure comprises the continuous sunk area between described first embedding surface and described second embedding surface.
16. head rail according to claim 14, it is characterized in that, described first embeds surface and described second embedding surface includes attachment hole, and described attachment hole is through described bottom outer wall formation and for holding fastener so that corresponding first sub-component and the second sub-component are fixed to described extruded hollow component.
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