EP3408142A1 - Protective radiator shroud for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle - Google Patents
Protective radiator shroud for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicleInfo
- Publication number
- EP3408142A1 EP3408142A1 EP16790883.9A EP16790883A EP3408142A1 EP 3408142 A1 EP3408142 A1 EP 3408142A1 EP 16790883 A EP16790883 A EP 16790883A EP 3408142 A1 EP3408142 A1 EP 3408142A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- radiator
- energy absorber
- motor vehicle
- radiator screen
- plate carrier
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R13/00—Elements for body-finishing, identifying, or decorating; Arrangements or adaptations for advertising purposes
- B60R13/10—Registration, licensing, or like devices
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
- B60R19/52—Radiator or grille guards ; Radiator grilles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R13/00—Elements for body-finishing, identifying, or decorating; Arrangements or adaptations for advertising purposes
- B60R13/10—Registration, licensing, or like devices
- B60R13/105—Licence- or registration plates, provided with mounting means, e.g. frames, holders, retainers, brackets
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
- B60R19/52—Radiator or grille guards ; Radiator grilles
- B60R2019/525—Radiator grilles
Definitions
- the invention relates to a radiator cover for a motor vehicle with a receiving area for a license plate carrier and a license plate carrier.
- radiator cover used in this application comprises radiator shrouds which are arranged on the front side of a vehicle, preferably in front of a radiator.
- a radiator screen may in particular be designed as a radiator grille having horizontal and / or vertical ribs.
- a radiator grille may also have any arrangement of passage openings through which, for example, a honeycomb structure is formed.
- a radiator grille for a motor vehicle generally comprises a plurality of air inlets and is arranged in a front region of a motor vehicle.
- the radiator grille includes at least one air deflector disposed parallel or orthogonal to the transverse direction of the motor vehicle to direct longitudinal airflow of the motor vehicle from the front of the vehicle to a radiator located behind the radiator grille.
- the radiator grille comprises an at least partially flat receiving area for a license plate carrier for holding a vehicle registration number, wherein the number plate carrier can be attached to the radiator grille with a fastening device.
- radiator grille In a frontal collision of the motor vehicle, for example with a pedestrian, an impact usually takes place in the area of the radiator grille. For this reason, the radiator grille is a special importance attached to pedestrian protection. Structure, geometry, material and condition are therefore chosen so that in a collision of the vehicle with a pedestrian a reduced risk of injury to the pedestrian exists.
- the publication KR 20070034356 A describes a license plate holder with a shock absorbing element.
- the shock absorbing member is disposed so as to prevent deformation of a license plate holder.
- the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide an improved radiator screen to keep the impact of a collision of the motor vehicle with a pedestrian as low as possible.
- the invention provides for a radiator screen of the type mentioned that a plate-shaped deformable energy absorber is arranged between the receiving area of the radiator screen and the license plate carrier.
- the radiator screen according to the invention can be arranged on a motor vehicle, for example, in the front area and thus in a pedestrian protection zone of the motor vehicle and has an additional passive safety element with the plate-shaped deformable energy absorber.
- Behind the radiator screen for example, impact absorbers can be arranged on the vehicle side, which can cushion an impact completely elastically at low speed. Due to the radiator screen according to the invention, forces caused by an impact over the entire surface of the plate-shaped energy absorber can be applied to underlying security elements, such as e.g. Impact absorber, be transferred.
- the plate-shaped energy absorber is deformable in a collision of the motor vehicle by a force acting on the motor vehicle force.
- a cavity between the attached to the radiator screen license plate carrier and the radiator cover be used to compensate for a force acting through an impact force at least partially.
- the premature collapse of the unstable license plate carrier can also be prevented if, for example, the motor vehicle is controlled at low speed against a stationary object when the vehicle is being parked or parked.
- the energy absorber can be held by a holding device on the back of the license plate carrier.
- the holding device can be realized for example by at least one hook and / or at least one locking connection.
- the latching connection can be designed such that it can be released as needed and the energy absorber is replaceable.
- the latching connection may consist of two parts, wherein one part may have a spherical head and another part a ball socket, whereby a latching connection is formed which can be latched by a pressure movement of the spherical head in the ball socket. By one of the latching action opposing tensile force, the latching connection can be released again.
- the receiving region of the radiator screen, the energy absorber and the license plate carrier may have openings for fastening means.
- the openings may preferably each have the same diameter and be arranged such that an inserted fastening means engages through both the license plate carrier, the energy absorber and the radiator cover.
- the number plate carrier, the energy absorber and the radiator screen can accordingly each have an opening and be connected to one another by a fastening means.
- a plurality of openings and fastening means may alternatively be arranged on the license plate carrier, the energy absorber and the radiator screen to connect the three elements together.
- the energy absorber may be attached to the radiator shield with at least one fastener.
- the license plate carrier may be attached to the energy absorber with at least one additional attachment means.
- the energy absorber is attached as in the previous example with at least one fastening means to the radiator screen.
- the license plate carrier can also be attached to the radiator screen with at least one fastening means.
- a fastener can be used in conjunction with a mother in the context of the invention, a screw or a threaded bolt.
- the fastening means may be formed as a latching connection.
- the label carrier arranged on the radiator screen may protrude beyond the edge of the energy absorber disposed between the radiator screen and the label carrier, and the energy absorber may be concealed between the radiator screen and the license plate carrier. Due to the protruding out of the license plate carrier over the edge of the energy absorber, the energy absorber may be framed by the license plate carrier in such a way that the energy absorber is not arranged visibly between the license plate carrier and the radiator grille.
- the edge of the identification carrier projects beyond the edge of the energy absorber along its entire circumference.
- the edge of the license plate carrier does not protrude beyond the edge of the energy absorber at all points.
- the edge of the license plate carrier on the upper edge and the two lateral edges protrude beyond the edge of the energy absorber.
- the energy absorber may consist of a polypropylene foam.
- Polypropylene foam (EPP) is a predominantly closed-cell foam, it being possible according to the invention to use polypropylene foams with different hardness and / or density.
- the radiator screen may in particular be designed as a radiator grille and may have at least one horizontal rib, wherein the energy absorber according to the invention may be formed opposite to the horizontal rib.
- the radiator grille may for example also have a plurality of ribs and / or vertical ribs or a combination of horizontal and vertical ribs.
- the thickness of the energy absorber can be selected such that even in the region of a rib of the radiator grille, the energy absorber formed at the same point at this point has a certain thickness.
- the relatively hard in contrast to the energy absorber elements of the radiator grille and the license plate carrier are thus separated over the entire surface of the energy absorber, wherein the distance is determined by the thickness of the energy absorber at the respective location.
- the invention relates to a motor vehicle with at least one radiator cover according to the invention.
- the radiator screen can be mounted according to the invention in the front region of the motor vehicle.
- Figure 1 is a representation of a radiator cover according to the invention in a frontal view.
- Fig. 2 is a detail view of a license plate carrier
- Fig. 4 the radiator cover according to the invention in a side sectional view.
- Fig. 1 shows a radiator grille 1 with an edge region and a plurality of honeycombs, which are formed by horizontally and vertically arranged ribs. Through these ribs, an air flow which impinges on the radiator screen 1, is guided so that it is passed to an arranged behind the radiator cowl radiator.
- a arranged on the radiator screen 1 receiving area 2 serves to attach a number plate carrier to the radiator screen 1.
- the receiving area 2 is located between two horizontal ribs 3, 4 and forms a continuous surface.
- a receiving area can also be provided via rib 3 and / or under rib 4.
- two openings 5 are arranged, which serve to attach two fastening means to secure a number plate carrier to the radiator cover 1.
- Fig. 2 shows a number plate carrier 6, which is mounted in the receiving area 2 of the radiator grille 1.
- a plate-shaped energy absorber 7 is arranged, which is supported by hook-shaped holding elements 12 and by positive locking on the receptacles 13, 14 on the number plate carrier 6 is.
- Two openings 10, 11 on the license plate carrier 6 are arranged such that two circular from the surface of the license plate carrier 6 projecting receptacles 13, 14 are formed.
- the plate-shaped energy absorber 7 has at the locations of the protruding receptacles 13, 14 of the number plate carrier 6 two circular recesses 8, 9.
- the edge of the number plate carrier 6 protrudes at any point beyond the edge of the energy absorber 7, so that the energy absorber 7 is concealed in the mounted state of the radiator screen 1 with the energy absorber 7 and the license plate holder 6 by the number plate carrier 6 and not visible.
- a recess formed by a groove 17 and a lower edge of the energy absorber 7 can also be seen to the recess shown in FIG.
- This groove 17 and recess 18 extend over the entire length of the energy absorber 7. However, only a portion of the thickness of the energy absorber 7 is recessed in the areas of the groove 17 and the recess 18. Since the groove 17 and the recess 18 form the opposite regions of the energy absorber 7 to the horizontal ribs 3, 4 of the radiator screen 1, is ensured by the remaining thickness of the energy absorber 7 in these areas, that in the areas an energy absorption by deformation of the plate-shaped Energy absorber 7 is possible.
- Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of the radiator cover 1 in a sectional plan view, in which the arrangement of the protruding receptacles 13, 14 of the license plate carrier 6 is shown in detail.
- Two fasteners 15, 16 formed as screws engage through the openings 10, 11 of the number plate carrier 6 and are recessed in the protruding receptacles 13, 14 of the number plate carrier 6.
- the fastening means 15, 16 protrude into the radiator screen 1 and are there bolted to the radiator screen 1 firmly integrated plastic domes (not shown).
- the energy absorber 7, which consists of a very hard plastic in the illustrated embodiment, the by a specimen or a body part of a pedestrian, z. B. a leg, selectively introduced energy distributed.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional side view of the radiator screen 1.
- the receiving area 2 between the two of the radiator screen 1 projecting forward, horizontally extending ribs 3, 4 is located.
- the radiator shield 1 is mounted in the front region of a motor vehicle 12.
- the plate-shaped energy absorber 7 is formed at several points opposite to the radiator screen 1.
- it is formed in the areas of the two ribs 3, 4 of the radiator screen 1 gegentechnisch, on the other hand, he formed in the context of the protruding receptacles 13,14 of the number plate carrier 6 gegen writes same is because it has at this point a circular recess over part of its thickness.
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- Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE102016000945.4A DE102016000945A1 (en) | 2016-01-28 | 2016-01-28 | Radiator cover for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle |
PCT/EP2016/001811 WO2017129202A1 (en) | 2016-01-28 | 2016-10-31 | Protective radiator shroud for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle |
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EP3408142A1 true EP3408142A1 (en) | 2018-12-05 |
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EP16790883.9A Withdrawn EP3408142A1 (en) | 2016-01-28 | 2016-10-31 | Protective radiator shroud for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle |
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US (1) | US10358102B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP3408142A1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN107614327A (en) |
DE (1) | DE102016000945A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2017129202A1 (en) |
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US10661650B2 (en) | 2016-07-22 | 2020-05-26 | Nimer Ibrahim Shiheiber | Radiator system |
US11318902B2 (en) * | 2020-06-08 | 2022-05-03 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. | Vehicle grille assembly |
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US6167645B1 (en) * | 1998-06-26 | 2001-01-02 | Chrysler Corporation | License plate bracket |
DE60009985T2 (en) * | 1999-06-28 | 2004-09-02 | Mazda Motor Corp. | Motor vehicle front end body |
GB2401233B (en) | 2003-01-13 | 2006-04-05 | Ford Global Tech Inc | An identification plate and an identification plate holder for a motor vehicle |
KR20050114487A (en) | 2004-06-01 | 2005-12-06 | 기아자동차주식회사 | Number plate installation structure for vehicle |
DE102005033873A1 (en) * | 2005-07-20 | 2007-01-25 | Dr.Ing.H.C. F. Porsche Ag | License plate holder for a motor vehicle |
KR20070034356A (en) | 2005-09-23 | 2007-03-28 | 홍경표 | Shock absorber of license plate |
US7517006B2 (en) * | 2006-01-31 | 2009-04-14 | Mazda Motor Corporation | Front structure of automotive vehicle |
CN202806622U (en) * | 2012-10-18 | 2013-03-20 | 浙江工贸职业技术学院 | Shockproof type number plate rack |
DE102012023657A1 (en) * | 2012-11-28 | 2014-05-28 | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (n. d. Gesetzen des Staates Delaware) | Flap arrangement for a motor vehicle |
DE202013001190U1 (en) * | 2013-02-08 | 2013-03-08 | Robin Smits | License plate or license plate holder with vibration protection element |
US9434326B2 (en) * | 2014-06-06 | 2016-09-06 | Lacks Enterprises, Inc. | License plate mounting device |
JP6098897B2 (en) * | 2014-08-08 | 2017-03-22 | 株式会社デンソー | Vehicle collision detection device |
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- 2016-01-28 DE DE102016000945.4A patent/DE102016000945A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2016-10-31 US US15/576,744 patent/US10358102B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2016-10-31 WO PCT/EP2016/001811 patent/WO2017129202A1/en active Application Filing
- 2016-10-31 CN CN201680030210.2A patent/CN107614327A/en active Pending
- 2016-10-31 EP EP16790883.9A patent/EP3408142A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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US10358102B2 (en) | 2019-07-23 |
US20190143923A1 (en) | 2019-05-16 |
WO2017129202A1 (en) | 2017-08-03 |
DE102016000945A1 (en) | 2017-08-03 |
CN107614327A (en) | 2018-01-19 |
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