JP2010023658A - Bumper reinforcement and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bumper reinforcement having both a sufficient bending strength and a sufficient impact energy absorbing ability. <P>SOLUTION: A front bumper reinforcement 7 is formed of a long cylindrical body 7a and is arranged in a front part of an automobile body so as to be oriented in a vehicle width direction. The cylindrical body 7a includes an upper face, a lower face, a front face and a rear face, and also includes a closed cross-sectional shape including an outward flange 12 on the upper face and the lower face, respectively, and also includes a crash box mounting areas 10, 10 at both sides of the center in the longitudinal direction, respectively. Installed positions of the outward flanges 12 on the upper face and the lower face in the front and rear direction within the center part exist eccentrically toward the side of the front face rather than installed positions of the outward flanges 12 on the upper face and the lower face within the crash box mounting area 10 part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bumper reinforcement for mitigating impact energy and protecting an occupant in the event of a car crash or the like, and a method for manufacturing the same.

  In recent years, there has been a demand for further improvements in passenger safety in a car crash, and crash safety standards have been raised. Under such circumstances, an increase in bending strength at the time of frontal collision or pole collision, even for bumper reinforcements that are arranged in the front or rear of the car body in the width direction of the car body, There is a need for improved transmission performance of impact loads to crash boxes and side members.

For example, in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, by arranging a plate-shaped reinforcing member inside a cylindrical body forming a main body, for example, a closed cross-sectional shape of an eye shape, a Japanese character shape, or a rice field shape is formed. Having bumper reinforcement is disclosed. These bumper reinforcements have high bending strength because the reinforcing members are placed inside the cylinder, and have the function of protecting the vehicle in the event of a pole collision or an offset frontal collision, and also crash in the case of an offset diagonal collision Impact load can be effectively transmitted to the box and front side member.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-249082 JP-A-11-059296

  However, these bumper reinforcements have a structure in which the bending strength is increased and are not easily crushed. Therefore, the bumper reinforcements cannot be sufficiently absorbed by being crushed by an impact load applied in a collision accident.

  Thus, until now, there has been no bumper reinforcement that has not only sufficient bending strength against offset frontal collision and pole collision, but also sufficient impact energy absorption performance against oblique collision.

  The present invention is a bumper reinforcement composed of a long cylindrical body that extends in the width direction of the automobile body at the front or rear part of the automobile body, and the cylinder includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, It has a closed cross-sectional shape with a rear surface and outward flanges on the top and bottom surfaces, and has crash box mounting areas on both sides of the longitudinal center, and the front and back of the outward flange in the longitudinal center on the top or bottom surface The installation position with respect to the direction is (a) when the cylinder is provided in the front part, the outward flange in the crash box mounting area is more biased to the front side than the installation position in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface. Exists and (b) outward in the crash box mounting area if the cylinder is provided at the rear The flange, than the installation position of the longitudinal direction of the upper surface or lower surface, a bumper reinforcement, characterized in that there biased to the rear side.

  Specifically, the present invention is (i) a front bumper reinforcement composed of a long cylindrical body provided at the front portion of an automobile body so as to extend in the width direction of the automobile body. A closed cross-sectional shape having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface and a rear surface, and having an outward flange on the upper surface and the lower surface, and having a crash box mounting region on both sides of the longitudinal center, and facing outward in the longitudinal center The installation position of the flange in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface is more biased to the front side than the installation position in the front-rear direction of the upper surface or the lower surface of the outward flange in the crash box mounting region. Front bumper reinforcement, or (ii) this car at the rear of the car body A rear bumper reinforcement comprising a long cylindrical body extending in the width direction of the body, the cylindrical body having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface and a rear surface, and an outward flange on the upper surface and the lower surface Having a closed cross-sectional shape having a crush box mounting area on both sides of the center in the longitudinal direction, and the installation position of the outward flange in the longitudinal center in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface is in the crush box mounting area The rear bumper reinforcement is characterized in that it is biased toward the rear surface side of the outward flange from the installation position in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface.

  In the bumper reinforcement according to the present invention, the installation position of the outward flange at the center in the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface is (a) the upper surface or the lower surface when the cylindrical body is provided at the front portion. (B) When the cylindrical body is provided at the rear part, it is biased toward the rear side rather than the center in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface. In this case, (a) from the front surface when the cylinder is provided at the front, and (b) from the rear surface when the cylinder is provided at the rear, the front or back of the top or bottom surface The dimension to the installation position of the orientation flange is 0.0H at the center when the distance between the front surface and the rear surface is H, and the crash box mounting area In it is further desirable that 1.0H.

In these bumper reinforcements according to the present invention, the front surface or the rear surface may be inclined with respect to the upper surface and / or the lower surface.
In these bumper reinforcements according to the present invention, the installation position in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface of the outward flange in at least a part of the region between the center and the crash box mounting region is as follows: When it is provided at the front, it changes from the front to the rear toward the crash box mounting area from the center, and (b) when the cylinder is provided at the rear, from the center toward the crash box mounting area. It is desirable to exist by changing from the rear side to the front side.

In these bumper reinforcements according to the present invention, it is desirable that the cylindrical body is constituted by at least two constituent members to be overlapped and the outward flange is an overlapping portion of at least two constituent members.
In these bumper reinforcements according to the present invention, it is desirable that the cylinder is constituted only by an outer wall having a closed cross-sectional shape.

  In these bumper reinforcements according to the present invention, when the total length in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body is L, the front and back of the outward flange in the region whose distance from the center in the longitudinal direction is 0.05 L or less The installation position with respect to the direction is biased to the front side when the cylindrical body is provided at the front side, rather than the installation position with respect to the front-rear direction on the upper surface or lower surface of the outward flange in the crash box mounting region. (B) When the cylindrical body is provided at the rear portion, it is desirable that the cylindrical body be present in a biased manner toward the rear side. In the present invention, the “full length L of the cylinder” means a length projected in the width direction of the automobile body when the cylinder is mounted at a predetermined position on the front or rear of the automobile body.

  From another point of view, the present invention is constituted by a long cylindrical body that is provided in the front or rear portion of the automobile body so as to extend in the width direction of the automobile body and has crash box attachment regions on both sides in the center in the longitudinal direction. A bumper reinforcement manufacturing method comprising a first step and a second step, wherein the bumper reinforcement is manufactured.

First step;
A die face surface is formed by combining a first material having a center width in the longitudinal direction that is narrower than widths at both ends in the longitudinal direction and a second material having a center width in the longitudinal direction wider than the widths at both ends in the longitudinal direction. Using a mold in which the height of the punch face and the height of the punch face surface change in the longitudinal direction, the hat sectional open shape in which the hat sectional height at both ends in the longitudinal direction is larger than the central hat sectional height in the longitudinal direction Or a first intermediate material having a hat-shaped open cross-sectional shape at both ends and a flat cross-sectional shape at the center, and a hat cross-sectional height at the center in the longitudinal direction is long. A second intermediate material having a hat-shaped open cross-sectional shape larger than the height of the hat cross-sectional height at both ends in the direction, or a second intermediate material having a hat-shaped open cross-sectional shape at the center and a flat cross-sectional shape at both ends. Press-molded into each of the two intermediate materials Process.

Second step;
A step of joining the first intermediate material and the second intermediate material after overlapping each other at each edge.

  According to the present invention, not only a sufficient bending strength but also a sufficient crushing performance (impact energy absorption performance) is provided, so that a bumper having improved performance for mitigating impact and protecting an occupant in the event of an automobile collision accident, etc. Reinforcement can be provided.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out bumper reinforcement according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the cylinder constituting the bumper reinforcement is provided by overlapping at least two constituent members, and the outward flange existing in the cylindrical body is an overlapping portion of these at least two constituent members. Take the case of Further, in the following description, a case where the bumper reinforcement is a front bumper reinforcement attached to the front portion of the vehicle body is taken as an example.

  The bumper reinforcement according to the present embodiment is arranged at the front of the automobile body so as to extend in the width direction of the automobile body, and in the event of a car crash, etc., in order to reduce the impact and protect the occupant It is a member. The bumper reinforcement is detachably mounted at a predetermined position on the front part of the automobile body via a crash box, which is covered with, for example, a resin bumper fascia on the outer surface and fixed by appropriate means such as welding. The

  The bumper reinforcement of the present embodiment is constituted by a long cylinder. The cylindrical body has a closed cross-sectional shape including an upper surface and a lower surface, and a front surface and a rear surface substantially orthogonal to the upper surface and the lower surface, and an outward flange on the upper surface and the lower surface. In this embodiment, as will be described later, the cylindrical body is provided by overlapping at least two constituent members, and the outward flange is an overlapping portion of these at least two constituent members. .

  For this reason, in the present embodiment, the outward flange is formed on both the upper surface and the lower surface of the cylindrical body, and the cylindrical body is configured only by the outer wall configured by these at least two components, and the cylindrical body No reinforcing member or the like is provided inside.

  In addition, a crash box mounting region for fixing the crash box by appropriate means such as welding is formed on both sides in the longitudinal center of the cylinder and on both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder. Yes.

  The feature of the crash box of this embodiment is that the installation position of the outward flange at the center in the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface is the front-rear direction of the outer flange in the crash box mounting region on the upper surface or the lower surface. Is located on the front side of the cylinder, in other words, on the side away from the vehicle body in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. Therefore, this feature will be described together with the contents of the basic study conducted by the present inventors.

  The present inventors use general-purpose dynamic finite element method analysis software, and a material 1 (hereinafter referred to as “hat-shaped open cross-section material”) having a hat-shaped open cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. , A plate-shaped material 2) and a hat-shaped closed cross-section member 3 (hereinafter referred to as a “hat member”) assembled by spot welding on the outward flanges 1 a and 1 b at the edges of the hat-shaped open cross-sectional material 1. (A) bending resistance performance and (b) crush performance (collision energy absorption performance) were analyzed and obtained under the conditions described below.

(A) Bending resistance performance In order to investigate the bending strength of the hat member 3, a three-point bending collision analysis was performed in the manner shown in FIG. In this analysis, assuming the bumper reinforcement, the overall length of the hat member 3 is set to 1000 mm, and a radius of 30 mm is set at a location corresponding to the crash box mounting portions 4a and 4b (positions 50 mm from both ends of the hat member 3). The rigid fulcrums 5a and 5b are arranged with a distance of 900 mm between the fulcrums 5a and 5b, and an impactor (rigid body) 6 made of a semi-cylinder having a radius of 150 mm is placed at the center in the longitudinal direction of the hat member 3 at a constant speed of 64 km / h. Collided with. This analysis model is a 1/2 symmetry model on the XY plane in consideration of symmetry.

(B) Crushing performance In order to investigate the crushing performance of the hat member 3, that is, the impact energy absorbing performance, crushing analysis was performed in the manner shown in FIG. In this analysis, like the three-point bending collision analysis shown in FIG. 2, fulcrums 5a and 5b set to a rigid body with a radius of 30 mm are arranged at locations corresponding to the crash box mounting portions 4a and 4b, and a semi-cylinder with a radius of 150 mm. The impactor (rigid body) 6 is made to collide with a portion corresponding to the crash box mounting portion 4b of the hat member 3 at a constant speed of 64 km / h.

  In this analysis, spot welds are set on the outward flange portions 1a and 1b at a pitch of 25 mm in the longitudinal direction of the hat member 3, and both the hat-shaped open section material 1 and the plate-shaped material 2 have a strength of 590 MPa class. DP steel was used, and the plate thickness was 1.6 mm.

  When the impactor 6 collides from the hat-shaped open section material 1 side, that is, the hat member 3 (hereinafter referred to as “forward hat section member”) in the case shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the impactor from the plate-shaped material 2 side. With respect to the hat member 3 (hereinafter referred to as “reverse hat cross-section member”) in the case of colliding 6, the bending resistance performance and impact energy absorption performance were investigated by the above-described three-point bending collision analysis and crush analysis.

The analysis results will be described below.
(A) Bending resistance performance FIG. 4 is a graph showing a comparison of the 1st peak load value when the impactor 6 collides with the center of the longitudinal direction of the hat member 3. From the graph of FIG. 4, the reverse hat cross-section member has a 1st peak load that is about 10% higher than that of the forward hat cross-section member, and it can be seen that the bending resistance is good.

(B) Crushing performance FIG. 5 is a graph showing a comparison of absorbed energy at the time of 60 mm crushing when the impactor 6 collides with the longitudinal end of the hat member 3. As apparent from the graph of FIG. 5, the forward hat cross-section member has an absorption energy that is about 5% higher than that of the reverse hat cross-section member, indicating that the impact energy absorption performance is high.

From the results shown graphically in FIGS. 4 and 5,
(I) Compared to the reverse hat cross-section member, the forward hat cross-section member is likely to be greatly deformed at the initial stage of the collision, so the cross-sectional shape is greatly deformed and the bending strength is poor, but the impact energy absorption performance is low. And (II) the reverse hat cross-section member is higher in resistance to deformation of the cross-sectional shape at the time of collision than the forward hat cross-section member, and thus has a high bending strength, but the plate-like material 2 is bonded. Since the deformation occurs from the top of the hat-shaped open section material 1, the crash box is likely to be deformed before the bumper reinforcement is sufficiently crushed, and the impact energy absorption performance is inferior to that of the forward hat section member. It turns out that it is good.

  As can be understood from the above analysis results, in order to improve both the bending resistance and the collision energy absorption performance of the bumper reinforcement made of a cylinder, the upper surface of the outward flange at the center in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder Alternatively, the upper surface or the lower surface is such that the installation position in the front-rear direction on the lower surface is biased toward the front side of the cylinder body than the installation position in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface of the outward flange in the crash box mounting region. The position of the outward flange in the front-rear direction is changed, specifically, the cross-sectional shape of the reverse hat is required at the center in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder where high bending resistance is required, and high crushing performance is required. In the cylindrical crash box mounting area, the cross-sectional shape of the forward hat is used, and the center Yubokkusu the attachment of at least a portion of the over the area region to be sectional shape changing unit which changes from a reverse-hat cross section continuously to the forward-hat cross-section is very effective.

  That is, at the center in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder, it is desirable that the outward flange be biased to the front side, which is close to the input position of the impact load, in order to ensure high bending strength at the center, In the crash box mounting area in the longitudinal direction of the body, the outward flange is biased to the rear side, which is a position away from the input position of the impact load, in order to ensure high energy absorption performance at the crash box mounting part. Is desirable.

  From this point of view, the installation position of the outward flange in the longitudinal center of the cylinder in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface is the installation position of the outward flange in the crash box mounting region in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface. In this case, the distance from the front surface to the installation position of the outward flange in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface is the distance between the front surface and the rear surface. When H is 0.0H in the center and 1.0H in the crash box mounting region, that is, the installation position of the outward flange on the upper surface and the lower surface of the cylinder body is the impact load of the automobile body in the center. In addition to being biased toward the most collision surface side, the crash box mounting part It is further desirable to exist biased to the outermost counter impact surface side of 撃荷 heavy.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the bumper reinforcement 7 of the present embodiment, FIG. 6 (a) is a front view of the bumper reinforcement 7, and FIG. 6 (b) is a top view of the bumper reinforcement 7 in the vehicle. FIG.

  The bumper reinforcement 7 includes two constituent members 8 and 9 made of a metal plate such as a steel plate or an aluminum plate, that is, a collision surface side material 8 and an anti-collision surface side material 9 which are overlapped and overlapped. It consists of the cylinder 7a which has the closed cross-sectional shape formed by joining by edge welding, for example. The bumper reinforcement 7 is provided with crash box attachment regions 10 on both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body 7a (the left-right direction in FIGS. 6A and 6B).

  6 (a) and 6 (b), when the total length of the cylinder 7a is L, and the width of the cylinder 7a, that is, the dimension of the cylinder 7a from the front surface to the rear surface in the front-rear direction is H, In the central portion 11 where the longitudinal coordinate from the position of the center (0L) in the longitudinal direction of the bumper reinforcement 7 is in the range of + 0.05L or less and −0.05L or more, the position of the outward flange 12 is from the front surface. In the end portion 13 which is a range from 0.0H to 0.5H and from the inner side 10a of the crash box mounting region 10 to the end surface in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body 7a, the position of the outward flange 12 is from the front surface. The range is 1.0H or less and more than 0.5H. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the positive value and the negative value of the coordinate respectively represent the left side and the right side of the center in the longitudinal direction.

And the area | region 14 between the center part 11 and the edge part 13 is continuous, while the installation position of the outward flange 12 connects with the installation position of the outward flange 12 in the center part 11 and the crush box attachment area | region 10, respectively. It is a shape change part which changes to.
The bumper reinforcement 7 of the present embodiment has both the high bending strength and the high impact energy absorption performance by having the cylindrical body 7a configured as described above.

  In the bumper reinforcement 7 shown in FIG. 6, the installation position of the outward flange 12 is 0.0H from the front surface in the longitudinal center portion 11 of the cylindrical body 7a, and the crash box mounting region in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body 7a. 10 is 1.0H. Thereby, both bending strength and impact energy absorption performance can be further enhanced.

  Thus, in this Embodiment, by changing the installation position of the outward flange 12 about the longitudinal direction of the cylinder 7a, high bending strength can be ensured and high impact energy absorption performance can be ensured. For this reason, this bumper reinforcement 7 does not require the reinforcement member for raising bending strength inside the cylinder 7a which is disclosed by patent document 1, 2 mentioned above. For this reason, the bumper reinforcement 7 of this Embodiment can suppress a weight increase as much as possible, and can also contribute to the weight reduction of a motor vehicle body.

  FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the load and the crushing stroke at the time of crushing the automobile body including the bumper reinforcement 7, the crash box 15 and the front side member 16 of the present embodiment in order from the collision end side which is the front end side of the automobile body. It is a graph which shows an example.

  As shown in the graph of FIG. 7, the bumper reinforcement 7 according to the present embodiment sufficiently collapses the bumper reinforcement 7 before the crush box 15 starts to be collapsed. The absorbed energy EA1 can be obtained by securing the maximum. Therefore, as shown in the graph of FIG. 7, after the bumper reinforcement 7 is crushed, the crash box 15 can be crushed by the crush stroke St2 to obtain the absorbed energy EA2, and after the crash box 15 is crushed, The member 16 can be crushed by the crushing stroke St3 to obtain the absorbed energy EA3.

  As described above, when the bumper reinforcement 7 of the present embodiment is used, when an impact load at the time of collision is applied, the bumper reinforcement 7 is first crushed in the input direction of the impact load, and the bumper reinforcement 7 is crushed. Since the crushing of the crash box 15 is started after the completion, and the impact load is applied to the front side member 16 after the crushing of the crash box 15 is completed, ideal shock energy absorption can be realized. As a whole, the maximum absorbed energy (EA1 + EA2 + EA3) can be obtained, and the impact energy absorption performance of the automobile body can be maximized.

  Further, as shown in the graph of FIG. 7, when the impact energy applied is small and the impact load is less than F2, all the impact energy applied only by the bumper reinforcement 7 can be absorbed. Since the crash box 15 and the front side member 16 are not deformed, only the deformed bumper reinforcement 7 needs to be replaced at the time of repair, and the repair cost can be reduced.

Next, the manufacturing method of bumper reinforcement 7 is demonstrated.
FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory views showing the shapes of the die die 17 and the punch die 18 used for press-molding the collision surface side material 8 of the bumper reinforcement 7, respectively. FIGS. 8C and 8D show the shapes of a die die 19 and a punch die 20 used for press-molding the material 9 on the anti-collision surface side of the bumper reinforcement 7, respectively.
As shown in FIG. 8A to FIG. 8D, the die faces 17a and 19a and the punch face faces 18a and 20a have a longitudinal direction as the die dies 17 and 19 and the punch dies 18 and 20, respectively. A continuously changing mold is used.

FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B are explanatory views showing examples of the shapes of the blanks 21 and 22 used for press molding of the collision surface side material 8 and the anti-collision surface side material 9 respectively.
As shown in FIG. 9A, the width w1 of the central portion 21a including the center (OO ′ portion) in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction in FIG. 9A) is used for manufacturing the collision surface side material 8. A blank 21 narrower than the width w2 of both end portions (including the AA ′ portion) 21b in the longitudinal direction is used. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), in the production of the anti-collision surface side material 9, the center portion 22a including the center (OO ′ portion) in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction in FIG. 9 (b)) is used. A blank 22 having a width w3 wider than the width w4 of both end portions (including AA ′ portions) 22b in the longitudinal direction is used.

  The blank 21 shown in FIG. 9A is press-molded by using the die die 17 and the punch die 18 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, so that a central portion having a flat cross-sectional shape is obtained. In addition, it is possible to manufacture a collision surface side material that is a first intermediate material having both end portions having a hat-shaped open cross-sectional shape and a shape-changing portion whose hat cross-sectional height changes in the longitudinal direction.

  On the other hand, the blank 22 shown in FIG. 9B is press-molded using the die die 19 and the punch die 20 shown in FIG. 8C and FIG. An anti-collision surface side material, which is a second intermediate material, having a central portion, end portions having a flat cross-sectional shape, and a shape changing portion whose hat cross-sectional height changes in the longitudinal direction can be manufactured. .

  Press molding of the blanks 21 and 22 can be performed by a normal method. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, a blank 21 or 22 is set on the surface of a holder 24 attached to a press machine 23, a cushion pressure is applied to the blank 21 or 22 with a die cushion 25, and the die 26 is moved downward. Thus, the blanks 21 and 22 may be press-molded. This method is a case where single-acting molding applied in a mechanical press machine or the like is assumed, but it is possible to perform molding similarly in a double-acting press system in which the die 26 and the punch 27 are movable.

  Next, the impact surface side material 8 and the anti-collision surface side material 9 obtained by press molding in this way are overlapped using the flange portions formed on the respective edges, and the overlapped flange portions are formed. For example, the cylinder 7a which comprises the bumper reinforcement 7 of this Embodiment can be manufactured by joining by spot welding.

  Note that the joining method is not limited to the above-described spot welding, and welding such as arc welding or laser welding may be used, and mechanical joining such as bolt fastening or rivet joining may be used instead of welding. It is not limited.

Further, before performing the press molding, the blank 21 or 22 is heated to the Ac ₃ transformation point or higher to make the structure of the blank 21 or 22 an austenite phase, and then the heated blank 21 or 22 is charged into the mold. If the so-called hot pressing method (press quenching) is used to obtain ultra-high-strength parts by press-molding, quenching by contact with the mold, etc., and transforming into a martensite phase The strength of the surface side material 8 and the anti-collision surface side material 9 can be greatly increased. Furthermore, it may be possible to increase the strength by combining post-heat treatment with this hot pressing method, or to perform partial quenching by, for example, induction quenching so as to increase the strength only in the central portion in the longitudinal direction. May be.

  The collision surface side material 8 and the anti-collision surface side material 9 both have different drawing depths in the longitudinal direction, so that the amount of material flowing from the flange that occurs during press molding varies in the longitudinal direction. Thus, wrinkles and cracks may occur in the shape change portion where the drawing depth changes between the center portion and the end portion of each of the collision surface side material 8 and the anti-collision surface side material 9.

  In order to prevent this, it is only necessary to control the inflow amount of the material by applying tension with a draw bead to such an extent that cracks at the width direction end portion (maximum depth portion) are suppressed. Further, after press molding, the flange portion of the molded member (drawn molded product) may be trimmed so as to have a predetermined length so as to ensure an area necessary for assembling the member.

  In addition, in order to improve the moldability of the shape change part 14 between the center part 11 of the cylinder 7a of the bumper reinforcement 7 to be manufactured and the crash box attachment region 10, FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b). ), An appropriate number of notches 28 and 29 may be provided at an appropriate position of the shape changing portion 14.

Further, in order to suppress the occurrence of wrinkles and cracks in the shape changing portion 14, in the cylinder 7a of the bumper reinforcement 7 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 12, the maximum depth h ₁ in the shape changing portion 14, The minimum depth h ₂ and the distance W ₁ between the position of the maximum depth h _{1 and} the position of the minimum depth h ₂ satisfy the relationship of (h ₁ −h ₂ ) / W ₁ <0.18. It is desirable.

  In this way, according to the present embodiment, not only a sufficient bending strength but also a sufficient crushing performance (impact energy absorption performance) is provided. The bumper reinforcement 7 with improved protection performance can be provided.

  In the above description, the cylindrical body 7a constituting the bumper reinforcement 7 is provided by superimposing the two structural members 8 and 9, and the outward flange 12 existing in the cylindrical body 7a has two structural members. 8 and 9 are taken as an example, but the cylindrical body 7a in the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, a hydroforming method using one pipe-shaped component as a material. It may be formed by. If the hydroform method is used, the manufacturing process can be simplified and the productivity of the bumper reinforcement 7 can be increased as compared with the case where the combination of the above-described press molding and welding is used.

  Moreover, even if it is a case where the cylinder 7a of the bumper reinforcement 7 is comprised by combining the two structural members 8 and 9, the two structural members 8 and 9 are limited to being manufactured by the press molding method mentioned above. For example, it may be manufactured by a roll forming method or the like.

  Further, by appropriately using a differential thickness steel plate, a tailored blank, or the like, the material of the central portion 11 of the cylinder 7a of the bumper reinforcement 7 is made a material having a higher strength than the material of the end portion 13, or the central portion 11 The plate thickness may be made larger than the plate thickness of the end portion 13.

  Moreover, the cylinder 7a of the bumper reinforcement 7 according to the present invention may be configured in a straight line in its entire length, or may be curved in a part or all of the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the shape may be asymmetric with respect to the center in the full length direction.

The present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples.
Using general-purpose dynamic finite element method analysis software, the bending resistance and crushing performance of the bumper reinforcements of the present invention and the comparative examples were investigated.

  The analysis is to analyze the crushing performance (energy absorption performance) of the crash box mounting part, as well as performing a three-point bending collision analysis to analyze the bending resistance performance of the central part of the target bumper reinforcement. An oblique collision analysis was performed.

  FIG. 13 is a vehicle front view of the cylinder 30a of the bumper reinforcement 30. FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view along AA ′ in FIG. 13, FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view along BB ′ in FIG. 13, and FIG. 14C is a cross-sectional view along CC ′ in FIG. FIG. In addition, the unit of the value which shows the dimension in Fig.14 (a)-FIG.14 (c) is mm.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 (a) to 14 (c), the bumper reinforcement 30 has a flat cross-sectional shape at the central portion 11 in the longitudinal direction (left and right direction in FIG. 13) and is attached to a crash box. Collision surface side material 31 in which both end portions 13 including the region have a hat-shaped open cross-sectional shape, and both end portions 13 including the crash box mounting region are flat while the longitudinal center portion 11 has a hat-shaped open cross-sectional shape. Of the rectangular cross section having an outward flange obtained by superposing and spot welding the anti-collision surface side material 32 having a cross-sectional shape through the respective outward flange portions 31a, 31b and 32a, 32b. It is comprised by the cylinder 30a.

  The overall length L of the cylinder 30a of the bumper reinforcement 30 was 1220 mm, the material of the collision surface side material 31 and the anti-collision surface side 32 was 440 MPa class general purpose steel, and the plate thickness was 1.2 mm. The outward flanges 31a, 31b and 32a, 32b are provided with spot welds at a pitch of 30 mm in the longitudinal direction.

  FIG. 15A is a perspective view of the bumper reinforcement 30 which is the first example of the present invention.

  In the cylinder 30a of the bumper reinforcement 30 of Example 1 of the present invention, both end portions 13 in the range of + 0.29L to + 0.5L and −0.29L to −0.5L in the longitudinal coordinate from the center position in the longitudinal direction. Is a forward hat cross-sectional shape that is the AA ′ cross section of FIG. 15A, and the central portion 11 that is in the range of + 0.08L to −0.08L is a BB ′ cross section of FIG. A certain reverse hat cross-sectional shape is used, and the shape change portions 14 (+ 0.08L to + 0.29L and -0.08L to -0.29L) therebetween are exemplified in the CC ′ cross section of FIG. The positions of the outward flanges 31a, 31b and 32a, 32b were continuously changed.

  Moreover, the bumper reinforcement 33 (comparative example 1) which consists of the cylinder 33a which has a forward hat cross section over the full length of a longitudinal direction shown in FIG.15 (b), and a reverse hat cross section over the full length shown in FIG.15 (c). The bumper reinforcement 34 (Comparative Example 2) composed of the cylindrical body 34a having the same was analyzed in the same manner as in the first invention example.

  In addition, in order to adapt all the bumper reinforcements 30, 33, and 34 to the shape of the existing bumper reinforcement, both longitudinal ends of the cylinders 30a, 33a, and 34a are shown in FIGS. Slightly curved as shown in FIG.

  Next, the analysis conditions of the bending resistance performance and the end crush performance of the bumper reinforcement 30 (Invention Example 1), 33 (Comparative Example 1), and 34 (Comparative Example 2) will be described.

(A) Bending resistance performance FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing bending collision analysis conditions. As shown in the figure, at a position where the distance W is 450 mm (± 0.74 L) from the longitudinal center of the cylinders 30 a, 33 a, 34 a constituting the bumper reinforcements 30, 33, 34 to be analyzed, A crash box 35 which is a cylinder having a square cross section with a side length of 70 mm and a plate thickness of 1.6 mm is mounted to fix the rear side of the vehicle (downward in FIG. 16), and the radius is 150 mm. A semi-cylinder impactor (rigid body) 36 is placed at the center in the longitudinal direction of the cylinders 30a, 33a, 34a constituting the bumper reinforcements 30, 33, 34 at a constant speed (15 km / h) as indicated by a black arrow. I collided.

(Ii) Crushing Performance FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing oblique collision analysis conditions. As shown in the figure, the impactor (rigid body) 36 is inclined by 10 degrees so as to cover the length of 40% of the longitudinal direction of the cylinders 30a, 33a, 34a constituting the bumper reinforcements 30, 33, 34. The cylinders 30a, 33a, and 34a were caused to collide at a constant speed (15 km / h) as indicated by the black arrows.

  Table 1 summarizes the bending resistance performance and crush performance of the bumper reinforcements 30, 33, and 34. In Table 1, the bending resistance is based on the 1st peak load value in the bending collision analysis, and the crushing performance is absorbed up to the bumper crush strokes of the bumper reinforcements 30, 33, 34 and the bumper crush strokes of the bumper reinforcements 30, 33, 34. The energy was compared using Comparative Example 1 as the standard 1.0.

  The “bumper crush stroke” is a crush stroke value of the bumper reinforcement immediately before the crush box 35 attached to the bumper reinforcements 30, 33, 34 starts crushing, and the stroke in the graph of FIG. 7 described above. It means St1. When the load is the same, it means that the larger the bumper crush stroke ratio, the larger the amount of shock energy absorbed by the bumper reinforcements 30, 33, 34.

  As shown in Table 1, the inventive example 1 has the same impact energy absorption performance as the comparative example 1, but the bending resistance performance is very good, and the comparative example 2 has the impact energy absorption. Excellent performance in both performance and bending resistance. That is, when the overall length is a forward hat cross section as in Comparative Example 1, the bending resistance performance is low, and when the overall length is a reverse hat cross section as in Comparative Example 2, the impact energy absorption performance is low. It can be seen that Invention Example 1 is excellent in both impact energy absorption performance and bending resistance performance.

  The reason that the bumper crush stroke is reduced in Comparative Example 2 is that crushing of the crash box 35 is started before the crushing of the bumper reinforcement 34 is completed.

  FIG. 18A is a perspective view of a bumper reinforcement 30-1 that is Example 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 18B is a perspective view of a bumper reinforcement 30-2 that is Example 3 of the present invention.

  In both of the present invention examples 2 and 3, the AA ′ cross-sectional shape at both ends including the crash box mounting region is a forward hat cross-section, and the BB ′ cross-sectional shape at the center in the width direction is the outward flange on the front surface. It is both hat cross sections arranged between the rear surface, and in the BB ′ cross section, when the distance between the front surface and the rear surface is H, in the present invention example 2, the distance is 0.25 H away from the front surface. The flanges 31a and 31b exist, and in the third example of the present invention, the outward flanges 31a and 31b exist at a position 0.5H away from the front surface.

  For bumper reinforcements 30-1 and 30-2 of Invention Examples 2 and 3, as in Example 1, the three-point bending collision analysis shown in FIG. 16 and the oblique collision analysis shown in FIG. 17 were performed.

  Table 2 shows the results of Invention Examples 2 and 3 together with the results of Invention Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 of Example 1. As in Table 1, the values in Table 2 are shown as a ratio with Comparative Example 1 as the reference 1.0.

As shown in Table 2, the inventive examples 2 and 3 have the same impact energy absorption performance but higher bending strength than the comparative example 1, and the impact energy absorption performance and resistance against the comparative example 2. Excellent performance in both bending performance.
From the results of Examples 1 and 2, the effects of the present invention are clear.

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The bumper reinforcement 7 according to the present invention may be provided with a concave portion, a convex portion, or the like in a part of the structural members 8 and 9 of the cylindrical body in order to improve rigidity and strength. Further, the dimensions, plate thickness, plate width, and material of the members 8 and 9 constituting the cylindrical body are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and other characteristics required for the bumper reinforcement 7 are taken into consideration. Thus, it may be determined as appropriate.

  For example, in order to improve the bending resistance of the bumper reinforcement 7, for example, as shown in FIGS. 19 (a) to 19 (f) in the central portion 11, the collision surface side material 8 and the anti-collision surface side material 9 are provided. Further, a bead extending in the longitudinal direction may be provided.

  In the bumper reinforcement 37a shown in FIG. 19A, a bead 38 is provided on the collision surface side material 8.

  A bumper reinforcement 37b shown in FIG. 19B is obtained by changing the shape of the bead 38 of the bumper reinforcement 37a shown in FIG.

  A bumper reinforcement 37c shown in FIG. 19C is obtained by increasing the number of beads 38 of the bumper reinforcement 37a shown in FIG. 19A to two.

  Bumper reinforcements 37d to 37f shown in FIGS. 19D to 19F are provided with beads 39 not only on the collision surface side material 8 but also on the anti-collision surface side material 9. In particular, the bumper reinforcement 37e in FIG. 19 (e) is obtained by changing the shape of the beads 38 and 39 of the bumper reinforcement 37d in FIG. 19 (d), and the bumper reinforcement 37f in FIG. The depth of the beads 38 and 39 of the bumper reinforcement 37e shown in FIG. 19 (e) is made deeper. Further, the bumper reinforcements 37a to 37f can be applied in the same manner to those obtained by appropriately combining the detailed shapes of the bumper reinforcements 37a to 37f.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 19 (g) to 19 (j), the closed cross-sectional shape of the cylinders constituting the bumper reinforcements 37g to 37j is inclined with respect to the upper surface and / or the lower surface and / or the rear surface. You may comprise so that it may have.

  Further, in the above description of the embodiment and examples, the case where the cylindrical body constituting the bumper reinforcement is provided by overlapping the two structural members 8 and 9 is taken as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this case, and can be similarly applied even when it is provided by overlapping three or more constituent members.

FIGS. 20A to 20F are explanatory views showing bumper reinforcements 7a to 7f each including a cylindrical body constituted by the constituent members 8 and 9 and the constituent member 40. FIG.
Since these bumper reinforcements 7a to 7f each include the constituent member 40 as a reinforcing member, the bending strength at the central portion 11 in the longitudinal direction can be further increased.

  Further, in the above description of the embodiment and examples, the case where the bumper reinforcement is a front bumper reinforcement attached to the front portion of the automobile body is taken as an example, but the present invention is limited to this. Instead, the present invention is similarly applied to a rear bumper reinforcement mounted on the rear portion of the automobile body.

  In this case, the surface on which the impact load is assumed to be applied is the rear surface, so the position of the outward flange at the center in the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction on the upper or lower surface is the outward flange in the crash box mounting area. Therefore, the dimension from the rear surface to the installation position of the outward flange in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface is the front surface. When the distance between the center and the rear surface is H, it is desirable that the center is 0.0H and the crash box mounting area is 1.0H, and in this case, the center and the crash box mounting area On the upper or lower surface of the outward flange in at least some area between Installation position of the longitudinal direction of kicking will be present changes to the front from the rear side from the center to the crash box mounting area.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the shape of the hat member which is an analysis object model of bending performance and crushing performance. It is explanatory drawing which shows the point of a three-point bending collision analysis. It is explanatory drawing which shows the point of an edge part crushing analysis. It is a graph which compares and shows the 1st peak load value at the time of making an impactor collide with the center part of a hat member. It is a graph which compares and shows the absorbed energy at the time of 60 mm crushing when an impactor is made to collide with the edge part of a hat member. It is explanatory drawing of the bumper reinforcement of embodiment, FIG. 6 (a) is a vehicle front view of bumper reinforcement, FIG.6 (b) is a vehicle top view of bumper reinforcement. It is a graph showing an example of a relationship between a load and a crushing stroke at the time of crushing of an automobile body provided with a bumper reinforcement, a crash box, and a front side member of the present embodiment in order from the collision end side that is the front end side of the automobile body. . 8 (a) and 8 (b) are explanatory diagrams showing the shapes of a die die and a punch die used for press molding of the bumper reinforcement impact surface side material, respectively, FIG. 8 (c), FIG. 8D is an explanatory view showing the shapes of a die die and a punch die used for press-molding the anti-collision surface side material of the bumper reinforcement. Fig.9 (a) and FIG.9 (b) are explanatory drawings which show an example of the shape of the blank used for each press molding of a collision surface side raw material and an anti-collision surface side raw material. It is explanatory drawing which shows the press molding machine which press-forms to a blank. FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B are explanatory views showing components having an appropriate number of notches provided at appropriate positions of the shape changing portion. It is explanatory drawing which shows the conditions for suppressing generation | occurrence | production of the wrinkle and crack in the shape change part of the bumper reinforcement of embodiment. It is a vehicle front view of the cylinder of bumper reinforcement. 14A is a cross-sectional view along AA ′ in FIG. 13, FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view along BB ′ in FIG. 13, and FIG. 14C is a cross-sectional view along CC ′ in FIG. FIG. FIG. 15A is a perspective view of the bumper reinforcement which is the first example of the present invention, FIG. 15B is a perspective view of the bumper reinforcement of the first comparative example, and FIG. 15C is a comparison. It is a perspective view of the bumper reinforcement of Example 2. It is explanatory drawing which shows a bending collision analysis condition. It is explanatory drawing which shows diagonal collision analysis conditions. FIG. 18A is a perspective view of the bumper reinforcement that is the second example of the present invention, and FIG. 18B is a perspective view of the bumper reinforcement that is the third example of the present invention. FIG. 19A to FIG. 19F are explanatory views showing bumper reinforcement including a cylindrical body in which a bead extending in the longitudinal direction is provided at a central portion in the longitudinal direction. FIG. 20A to FIG. 20F are explanatory views showing bumper reinforcement including a cylindrical body constituted by three constituent members.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hat-shaped open cross-section material 2 Plate-shaped material 1a, 1b Outward flange 3 Hat member 4a, 4b Crash box attachment part 5a, 5b Support point 6 Impactor 7 Bumper reinforcement 7a Cylindrical body 8 Collision surface side material 9 Anti-collision surface side material DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Crash box attaching part 11 Center part 12 Outward flange 13 End part 14 Shape change part 15 Crash box 16 Front side member 17, 19 Die die 18, 20 Punch die 21, 22 Blank 23 Press machine 24 Holder 25 Die cushion 26 Die 27 Punch 28, 29 Notch 30, 30-1, 30-2 Bumper reinforcement 30a, 30-1a, 30-2a Cylinder 31 Colliding surface side material 32 Anti-collision surface side material 31a, 31b, 32a, 32b Outward flange 33, 34 bumper rein Osumento 33a, 34a tubular body 35 crash box 36 impactor 37a~37f bumper reinforcement 38, 39 bead 40 constituting member

Claims (8)

A bumper reinforcement composed of a long cylindrical body that extends in the width direction of the vehicle body at the front or rear of the vehicle body,
The cylindrical body has an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface and a rear surface, and has a closed cross-sectional shape having an outward flange on the upper surface and the lower surface, and has a crash box attachment region on both sides in the longitudinal direction,
The installation position of the outward flange in the center in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface is:
When the cylindrical body is provided in the front portion, the outward flange in the crash box mounting region, more than the installation position in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface, is biased to the front side,
When the cylindrical body is provided at the rear portion, the outward flange in the crash box attachment region is present on the rear surface side more than the installation position in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface. Bumper reinforcement. The installation position of the outward flange in the center in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface is:
When the cylindrical body is provided in the front portion, it exists in the front side rather than the center in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface,
2. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 1, wherein when the cylindrical body is provided at the rear portion, the bumper reinforcement is present on the rear surface side more than the center of the upper surface or the lower surface in the front-rear direction.   From the front surface when the cylindrical body is provided at the front portion, from the rear surface when the cylindrical body is provided at the rear portion, to the installation position of the outward flange in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface. The bumper reinforcement according to claim 2, wherein the dimension of the bumper reinforcement is 0.0H in the center and 1.0H in the crash box mounting region, where H is a distance between the front surface and the rear surface. .   The bumper reinforcement according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the front surface or the rear surface is inclined with respect to the upper surface and / or the lower surface.   The installation position of the outward flange in at least a part of the region between the center and the crash box mounting region in the front-rear direction on the upper surface or the lower surface is when the cylindrical body is provided at the front part. When changing from the center toward the crash box mounting area from the front side to the rear side, and when the cylinder is provided at the rear part, from the center toward the crash box mounting area from the rear side to the front side The bumper reinforcement according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bumper reinforcement is present in a changed form.   The said cylinder is comprised by the at least 2 component member to be piled up, and the said outward flange is an overlap part of at least 2 component member, The any one of Claim 1-5 Bumper reinforcement.   The bumper reinforcement according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cylindrical body is configured only by an outer wall having the closed cross-sectional shape. A bumper reinforcement manufacturing method comprising a long cylindrical body that is provided in the front or rear portion of an automobile body so as to extend in the width direction of the automobile body and has crash box attachment regions on both sides of the center in the longitudinal direction. A bumper reinforcement manufacturing method comprising the following first step and second step.
First step;
A die face surface is formed by combining a first material having a center width in the longitudinal direction that is narrower than widths at both ends in the longitudinal direction and a second material having a center width in the longitudinal direction wider than the widths at both ends in the longitudinal direction. Using a mold in which the height of the punch face and the height of the punch face surface change in the longitudinal direction, the hat sectional open shape in which the hat sectional height at both ends in the longitudinal direction is larger than the central hat sectional height in the longitudinal direction Or a first intermediate material having a hat-shaped open cross-sectional shape at both ends and a flat cross-sectional shape at the center, and a hat cross-sectional height at the center in the longitudinal direction is long. A second intermediate material having a hat-shaped open cross-sectional shape larger than the height of the hat cross-sectional height at both ends in the direction, or a second intermediate material having a hat-shaped open cross-sectional shape at the center and a flat cross-sectional shape at both ends. Press-molded into each of the two intermediate materials Process.
Second step;
A step of joining the first intermediate material and the second intermediate material after overlapping each other at each edge.

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