JP7001075B2 - Reinforcement method for structural members for automobiles and hollow members for automobiles - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a structural member (hollow member) for an automobile, in which a top plate portion, a side wall portion, and a bottom plate portion form a closed cross-sectional shape. In particular, the present invention is a technique for providing a structural member having collision resistance against bending deformation due to a collision load input from a direction along the opposite direction of the top plate portion and the bottom plate portion.

In recent years, in the automobile field, stricter collision safety standards have been promoted from the viewpoint of occupant protection, and there is a strong demand for expanding the application of high-strength steel and developing vehicles with excellent collision safety performance.
Here, as the form of collision, there are a collision form in which the shaft is crushed and a collision form in which bending deformation occurs. In the collision mode in which the shaft is crushed, the longitudinal direction of the member coincides with the collision direction and the shaft crush occurs, such as a crash box or a front side member that receives a collision load input from the front surface of the automobile. In the collision mode in which bending deformation occurs, a collision load is applied to the side surface of the structural member and the member bends and deforms, as in the case of the B pillar and the side sill in a side collision. In both forms, the member absorbs collision energy by buckling and deforming, and exhibits collision resistance.

As one of the techniques for improving the collision resistance performance, a technique for improving the strength of the structural member by attaching a reinforcing member has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technique for suppressing deformation by providing a plurality of bulkheads inside a structural member and providing a reinforcing material between the bulkheads. Further, in Patent Document 2, a reinforcing part having an L-shaped or U-shaped cross section along the shape of the structural member is arranged inside or outside the structural member, so that the bottom plate is centered on the ridgeline of the structural member. Techniques for reinforcing the portion and the side wall portion are mentioned. Further, Patent Documents 3 and 4 describe a technique for suppressing deformation by filling the inside of a structural member with a foaming material or arranging a reinforcing member filled with foam at a bent portion that is easily deformed at the time of collision.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-20267 WO2017 / 030191 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-36413 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-159896

However, if a reinforcing member is simply attached to the structural member, the collision resistance is improved, but the number of parts increases, the weight increases more than necessary, and the number of molds increases. There is a cost issue.
Further, in such a method, the weight increase becomes remarkable particularly as the wide area is reinforced with the reinforcing member. Further, from the viewpoint of collision resistance, high-strength steel plates tend to be applied to structural members and reinforcing members, so that there are problems in terms of productivity and cost, such as ensuring dimensional accuracy and reducing weldability.

On the other hand, reinforcement with a foam filler has a problem from the viewpoint of recyclability because there is a concern that the production process will be complicated. In addition, when partially attaching the foam filling member, adhesion is used to attach the member, but there are problems with adhesion such as peeling and deterioration over time during deformation, and it is difficult to secure stable collision resistance. Conceivable.
The present invention has been made focusing on the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a structural member for an automobile capable of easily improving collision resistance while suppressing an increase in weight due to reinforcement. do.

In order to solve the problem, one aspect of the present invention has a closed cross-sectional shape with a top plate portion, a pair of side wall portions continuous on both sides of the top plate portion in the width direction, and a bottom plate portion arranged facing the top plate portion. A hollow member constituting the above, a pair of plate materials that abut on each outer wall surface of the pair of side wall portions, and a connecting member that connects the pair of plate materials and restrains the distance between the pair of plate materials from increasing. The gist is to prepare for.

In addition, another aspect of the present invention is an automobile in which a top plate portion, a pair of side wall portions continuous on both sides in the width direction of the top plate portion, and a bottom plate portion arranged facing the top plate portion form a closed cross-sectional shape. A shaft member having a male screw portion formed at at least one end of both ends in the axial direction and a nut member screwable to the male screw portion of the shaft member are prepared as a method for reinforcing the hollow member. A through hole through which the shaft member can penetrate is opened in the side wall portion, and the shaft member is arranged so as to penetrate through the pair of through holes, and the end portion of the shaft member protruding from the side wall portion. The gist is to attach the washer member as a plate material and screw and tighten the nut member.

According to the aspect of the present invention, by connecting a pair of plate members in contact with the pair of side wall portions with a connecting member, the outer side of the pair of side wall portions due to the collision load input in the opposite direction of the top plate portion and the bottom plate portion. It is possible to suppress the swelling (buckling) with a small amount of reinforcing member. That is, according to the aspect of the present invention, it is possible to effectively suppress the member cross-sectional deformation at the time of collision, and to improve the maximum load particularly for bending deformation.

It is a perspective view which shows the hollow member which concerns on embodiment based on this invention. It is sectional drawing of the hollow member which concerns on embodiment based on this invention. It is a figure explaining the arrangement of the reinforcing member in this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the washer member which constitutes the plate material which concerns on embodiment based on this invention. It is a figure which shows another example of the reinforcing member in this embodiment. It is a side view explaining the three-point bending analysis condition in an Example. It is a perspective view explaining the three-point bending analysis condition in an Example. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the stroke (pushing amount) of a load, and a load. It is a figure which shows the behavior when the load is applied to the top plate part toward the bottom plate part. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the load which is applied to the top plate part and the stroke in Example 1. FIG. It is a side view explaining the arrangement condition of the plate material (plate) in Example 2. FIG. Example 2 No. It is a perspective view which shows the washer member (plate material) used in 5. It is a side view which shows the x-axis and the y-axis at the time of a load. It is a side view showing the analysis of the deformation area, (a) shows the state of the amount of deformation (cross-sectional opening amount) by pushing (stroke) of 50 mm, and (b) traces the deformation area into the shape of stroke = 0. It is a figure.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the present embodiment, an automobile to reinforce a hollow member having a closed cross-sectional shape with a top plate portion, a pair of side wall portions continuous on both sides of the top plate portion in the width direction, and a bottom plate portion arranged facing the top plate portion. Structural member (hereinafter, simply referred to as structural member).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, the structural member 1 of the present embodiment is a hat cross-sectional member having a top plate portion 10A and a pair of side wall portions 10B continuous on both sides of the top plate portion 10A in the width direction. It is composed of 10 and a bottom plate portion 11 that closes the opening of the hat cross-sectional member 10. In this example, the bottom plate portion 11 is arranged to face the top plate portion 10A, and both sides of the bottom plate portion 11 in the width direction are welded to flanges 10Ba provided at each end of the pair of side wall portions 10B. ..
It should be noted that although the dimensions of the members in the embodiments are also shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the dimensions do not limit the present invention in any way.

In the present embodiment, by providing the reinforcing member to the structural member 1 having the above-mentioned shape, the impact resistance performance of the structural member 1 is improved particularly in the case of a collision form in which the structural member 1 is bent and deformed.
As shown in FIG. 3, the reinforcing member of the present embodiment can be attached to the top plate portion 10A or the bottom plate portion 11 by restraining the distance between the pair of plate members 22 that abut on each side wall portion 10B with the connecting members 20 and 21. In response to the input of the collision load, the pair of side wall portions 10B facing each other suppresses swelling (buckling) in the out-of-plane direction. That is, by using the reinforcing member of the present embodiment, it is possible to effectively suppress the member cross-sectional deformation at the time of collision, and to improve the maximum load particularly in the bending deformation.
As shown in FIG. 3, the reinforcing member of the present embodiment includes a pair of plate members 22 that are in contact with each outer wall surface of the pair of side wall portions 10B, and a pair of plate members 22 that extend in the width direction of the top plate portion 10A. It consists of a connecting member that connects the above.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the connecting member is composed of a shaft member 20 (screw rod) and two nut members 21, and each of the pair of plate members 22 is composed of a washer member.
The shaft member 20 is longer than the distance between the pair of side wall portions 10B, and male screw portions 20a are formed at both ends in the axial direction. The male screw portion 20a is formed, for example, from a position inside the side wall portion 10B toward the tip end.
Here, it is preferable that the area of the plate material 22 in contact with the outer surface of the side wall portion 10B is larger than the area of the nut member 21 in contact with the plate material 22. Further, when the nut member 21 is large, the nut member 21 itself may be used as a substitute for the plate member 22.

Further, a through hole 10Bb capable of penetrating the shaft member 20 is coaxially opened in the pair of side wall portions 10B facing each other.
Then, the shaft member 20 is arranged so as to penetrate the end portions of the through holes 10Bb opened in the pair of side wall portions 10B. The shaft member 20 can be easily attached, for example, by passing it through a through hole 10Bb on one side wall portion side.
A washer member 22 is attached to an end portion (male screw portion 20a) of each shaft member 20 protruding outward from each side wall portion 10B, and a nut member 21 is screwed into the end portion (male screw portion 20a). Then, by tightening the nut member 21, the washer member 22 constituting each plate material comes into contact with the outer surface of the side wall portion 10B. The end portion of the shaft member 20 protruding from the nut member 21 may be cut in advance or after the nut member 21 is tightened.

The surface of the washer member 22 facing the side wall portion 10B is configured so that the entire surface of the washer member 22 is in contact with the side wall portion 10B. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, an inclination angle θ corresponding to the inclination angle of the side wall portion 10B with respect to the top plate portion 10A is applied to the surface of the washer member 22 facing the side wall portion 10B.
In the above description, the washer member 22 and the nut member 21 are attached to both ends of the shaft member 20, respectively, and the nut member 21 is tightened, but the configuration of the reinforcing member is not limited to this.
For example, the shaft member 20 may be composed of a long-axis bolt, and the head of the bolt may be used instead of one of the nut members 21.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a shaft member 20 may be used in which a plate material 20A having the same shape as that of one washer member 22 is previously fixed to one end of the shaft member 20. Further, one of the left and right nut members 21 may be fixedly or integrally formed to the washer member 22.
Further, FIG. 3 illustrates a case where the reinforcing member having the above configuration is provided only at one place in the longitudinal direction (extending direction) of the structural member 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. Reinforcing members having the above configuration may be provided at a plurality of locations along the longitudinal direction of the structural member 1.
The shaft member 20 is arranged so that the axis is directed in the width direction of the top plate portion 10A, but it does not have to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the structural member 1 in a plan view.

The reinforcing member is preferably provided in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the structural member 1 (for example, in the vertical direction) in the vicinity of a position where it is presumed that a collision load is likely to be applied.
The position where the pair of plate members 22 (washer members 22) are provided is, for example, the top plate portion 10A or the top plate portion 10A presumed to have a high possibility that a collision load is applied along the opposite direction between the top plate portion 10A and the bottom plate portion 11. When viewed from the surface position of the bottom plate portion 11 and the facing direction of the pair of side wall portions 10B, a part of the plate material 22 is arranged at a position where it overlaps vertically (in the facing direction of the top plate portion 10A and the bottom plate portion 11).
Alternatively, the position where the pair of plate members 22 are provided is, for example, in the top plate portion 10A or the bottom plate portion 11 where it is presumed that a collision load in the direction opposite to the top plate portion 10A and the bottom plate portion 11 is likely to be applied. The center position (position of the shaft member 20) of the plate material 22 is located in a deformation region (see AREA in FIG. 14B) in which the side wall portion 10B is deformed when a preset collision load is applied to the surface position. Arrange like this.

The surface position of the top plate portion 10A or the bottom plate portion 11, which is presumed to have a high possibility of being loaded with a collision load, is based on, for example, the vehicle position on which the structural member 1 is arranged, and is based on past accident information or the like. It is estimated based on which part of the target structural member 1 the collision load is likely to be input due to the side collision.
Further, the deformation region is specified by analyzing the deformation position of the member by, for example, FEM simulation analysis. As the preset collision load, the allowable impact load required for impact resistance at the position where the structural member 1 is used is adopted.

Here, the reinforcing member may be attached before the bottom plate portion 11 is welded to the hat cross-sectional member 10 to form a closed cross-sectional shape, or after the bottom plate portion 11 is welded to the hat cross-sectional member 10. Is also good.
In the structural member 1 provided with the above-mentioned reinforcing member, the pair of plate members 22 in contact with the pair of side wall portions 10B are connected by the connecting member, so that the top plate portion 10A and the bottom plate portion 11 are input in the facing direction. The outward swelling (buckling) of the pair of side wall portions 10B due to the collision load is suppressed by the tensile force along the axial direction of the connecting member. Therefore, it is possible to suppress deformation at the time of collision with a reinforcing member having a small weight. That is, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to effectively suppress the cross-sectional deformation of the member at the time of collision, and to improve the maximum load particularly in the bending deformation.

Further, according to the present embodiment, a pair of plate members 22 constituting the reinforcing member is attached to the structural member 1 by screwing the nut member 21 into the shaft member 20 (screw rod). Therefore, welding work is not required to attach the reinforcing member to the structural member 1. As a result, according to the present embodiment, there is a concern that the weldability is deteriorated due to the increase in strength of the structural member 1, and the collision resistance is improved by a simple mounting method of screwing while avoiding the joining method by welding. Is possible.
Although each plate member 22 may be fixed to the end of the shaft member 20 by welding, mounting by screwing has a simpler structure.
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the reinforcing member is not provided by processing such as pressing or bending, there is an effect of avoiding an increase in weight due to an increase in the number of parts and an increase in cost due to an increase in dies.

By FEM analysis, the inventors have performed an effect of the reinforcing member based on the present invention on a structural member (hollow member) constituting a closed cross section from a hat cross-section member having dimensions as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and a bottom plate portion. In order to confirm, the behavior of component deformation in the three-point bending test was analyzed in detail. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the analysis conditions for the three-point bending are that two points on the lower surface of the structural member separated in the longitudinal direction are supported by the support member 31, and a load is applied to the central portion in the longitudinal direction from the upper side by a punch 30. It is a condition to load.

For the hat cross-section member 10, a steel plate having a thickness of 1.2 mm and a tensile strength of 1180 MPa was used. For the bottom plate portion 11, a steel plate having a thickness of 1.2 mm and a tensile strength of 590 MPa was used. Further, a steel material made of SS400 of M6 was used for the screw rod and the nut member 21 constituting the shaft member 20. The plate material 22 was made of a steel material made of SS400. As shown in FIG. 4, the size of the plate material 22 is a plate material thicker than the side wall portion 10B. It is preferable that the plate material 22 is set so that the bending rigidity is higher than that of the side wall portion.

Here, when a load is applied to the top plate portion 10A toward the bottom plate portion 11 side by the punch 30 to imitate the behavior at the time of a collision, the stroke (pushing amount) increases as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. Along with this, deformation started at the punch contact portion, which is the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the member, and the collision load increased. The stroke amount is 0 mm when the punch 30 is in contact with the top plate portion 10A, and is a downward pushing amount.
Then, as shown in FIG. 8, after the load reaches the maximum value (maximum load), the load decreases as the stroke increases, but the cross-sectional shape of the structural member is as shown in FIG. 9 (c). It was found that the side wall portion 10B was greatly deformed so as to open, and the bending of the member due to this deformation progressed, so that the load decreased.

Based on this study, the inventors have found that it is effective to suppress changes in the cross-sectional shape due to the opening (swelling outward) of the side wall portion 10B in order to improve the collision resistance performance, particularly the maximum load. I found it. Furthermore, as a method of suppressing the opening of the side wall portion 10B and maintaining the cross-sectional shape, a method of utilizing bolts and nuts that are generally distributed and inexpensively available has been found. As a method of suppressing cross-sectional deformation, there is also a method of attaching a reinforcing member that requires processing such as pressing or bending, but in this case, there is a cost problem such as an increase in the number of parts and a mold, and the reinforcing member is attached. As a means, it is necessary to consider weldability. On the other hand, when bolts and nuts are used, it is a simple performance improvement method in consideration of deterioration of weldability.

Hereinafter, each embodiment will be specifically described.
[Example 1]
When the plate material 22 of the reinforcing member having the above configuration is provided at a position vertically aligned with the load-bearing position of the punch 30 when viewed from the side with respect to the structural member 1 of FIG. 1 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The load-stroke relationship was obtained when the reinforcing member was not provided. Then, the result shown in FIG. 10 was obtained. Reference numeral D is a case where a reinforcing member is provided, and reference numeral E is a case where a reinforcing member is not provided.
As can be seen from FIG. 10, the maximum load was 16.3 [kN] when the reinforcing member based on the present invention was not provided, but when the reinforcing member based on the present invention was provided, the maximum load was increased. It was found that it improved to 20.3 [kN].

[Example 2]
Next, the relationship between the load-bearing position of the punch 30 and the mounting position of the plate material 22 (center position of the plate material 22 (shaft position of the shaft member 20)) was changed as shown in FIG. No. In No. 5, the plate material (washer member 22) shown in FIG. 12 is used.
The results are shown in Table 1.
Here, x = 0 at the center position of the plate material 22 indicates a position that overlaps with the load load position in the side view.

As can be seen from Table 1, it can be seen from the side view that the maximum load is improved by providing the plate material 22 in the vicinity of the load. Further, by increasing the length of the plate member 22 along the longitudinal direction of the structural member 1 (No. 4), No. 4 can be obtained. It was found that the maximum load was improved as compared with 1. In addition, No. 3 and No. Even if the number of reinforcing members is increased or the size of the plate material 22 is increased as in No. 5, No. It was found that the maximum load was improved as compared with 1.

[Example 3]
Further, when FEM analysis was performed with the punch 30 set to a stroke of 50 mm, deformation (cross-sectional opening) as shown in FIG. 14A occurred in the side wall portion 10B. FIG. 14B is a diagram in which the deformation region AREA obtained by this analysis is traced to the shape of the side wall portion 10B before deformation. In this example, the portion where the deformation amount (cross-sectional opening amount) is 1 mm or more is defined as the deformation region AREA.
Then, when the maximum load was obtained by changing the mounting point (position of the shaft member 20) of the plate material 22 with respect to the load input position, the results shown in Table 2 were obtained.

As can be seen from Table 2, the maximum load becomes smaller as the mounting point of the plate material 22 deviates from the position (x = 0) that overlaps with the load input position in the longitudinal direction of the structural member 1, but the plate material 22 is mounted. It was confirmed that if the point is within the deformation region AREA, the maximum load can be surely increased as compared with the case where the reinforcing member is not provided.
In this example, the deformation region AREA has a lowermost position in the height direction (y direction) of 30 mm and a maximum separation distance in the lateral direction (x direction) of ± 28 mm with respect to the position of the top plate surface.

1 Structural member (hollow member)
10 Hat cross-section member 10A Top plate part 10B Side wall part 10Ba Flange 10Bb Through hole 11 Bottom plate part 20 Shaft member 20A Plate material 21 Nut member 22 Plate material (washer member)
30 Punch AREA Deformation area

Claims (5)

Two, a top plate portion, a first plate member having a pair of side wall portions continuous on both sides in the width direction of the top plate portion, and a second plate member constituting the bottom plate portion arranged facing the top plate portion. Hollow members that form a closed cross-sectional shape with plate members ,
A pair of washer members that abut on each outer wall surface of the pair of side wall portions,
A connecting member that restrains the increase in the distance between the pair of side wall portions is provided .
The above connecting member
A shaft member extending in the width direction of the top plate portion, penetrating the pair of side wall portions and the pair of washer members , and having a male screw portion formed at an axial end portion.
It is composed of a nut member that is screwed into the male screw portion of the shaft member and faces the outer wall surface of the side wall portion with the washer member sandwiched between them .
The shaft member does not have a portion that abuts on the inner wall surface of the pair of side wall portions, and is compressed by abutting on the inner wall surface of the pair of side wall portions by tightening the nut member on the outer periphery of the shaft member. Has no compression material under load,
A structural member for automobiles, which is characterized by the fact that. Two, a top plate portion, a first plate member having a pair of side wall portions continuous on both sides in the width direction of the top plate portion, and a second plate member constituting the bottom plate portion arranged facing the top plate portion. Hollow members that form a closed cross-sectional shape with plate members ,
A washer member that abuts on the outer wall surface of one of the pair of side wall portions,
A connecting member that restrains the increase in the distance between the pair of side wall portions is provided .
The above connecting member
One end portion is the head of a bolt that abuts on the outer wall surface of the other side wall portion of the pair of side wall portions, and extends in the width direction of the top plate portion to extend the pair of side wall portions and the washer member . A shaft member having a male screw portion formed at the axial end portion on one side wall portion side while penetrating the shaft member.
It is composed of a nut member that is screwed into the male screw portion of the shaft member and faces the outer wall surface of the one side wall portion with the washer member sandwiched between them .
The shaft member does not have a portion that abuts on the inner wall surface of the pair of side wall portions, and is compressed by abutting on the inner wall surface of the pair of side wall portions by tightening the nut member on the outer periphery of the shaft member. Has no compression material under load,
A structural member for automobiles, which is characterized by the fact that. With respect to the surface position of the top plate portion or the bottom plate portion, which is presumed to have a high possibility of being loaded with a collision load along the facing direction of the top plate portion and the bottom plate portion when viewed from the facing direction of the pair of side wall portions. The structural member for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein at least a part of the washer member overlaps the top plate portion and the bottom plate portion in a facing direction. A preset collision load is applied to the surface position of the top plate or the bottom plate, which is presumed to have a high possibility of being loaded with the collision load along the opposite direction between the top plate and the bottom plate. The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the washer member is arranged so that at least a part of the washer member is inserted into the deformed region where the side wall portion is deformed. Structural members for automobiles. Two, a top plate portion, a first plate member having a pair of side wall portions continuous on both sides in the width direction of the top plate portion, and a second plate member constituting the bottom plate portion arranged facing the top plate portion. It is a method of reinforcing a hollow member for automobiles whose closed cross-sectional shape is composed of plate members .
A shaft member made of a screw rod having a male screw portion formed at at least one end of both ends in the axial direction and a nut member screwable to the male screw portion of the shaft member are prepared.
A through hole through which the shaft member can penetrate is opened in each of the pair of side wall portions.
The shaft member is passed through the through hole forming the pair without arranging another reinforcing member between the inner wall surfaces of the pair of side wall portions to be reinforced .
A method for reinforcing a hollow member for an automobile, which comprises screwing and tightening a nut member via a washer member to an end portion of the shaft member protruding from a side wall portion.

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