A vehicle body floor structure is provided with a floor, a side sill extendedly arranged at a side of the floor and in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body to have a closed section, a pair of floor cross members extendedly arranged on the floor in a widthwise direction of the vehicle body, so as to face with each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a first reinforcing member, provided between the pair of floor cross members in the longitudinal direction of the vehi...

A device for a motor vehicle provides occupant protection during the impact of energy directed laterally against a motor vehicle door (6) as a result of a collision. The device has a connecting structure (7) including a first part (T1) and a second part (T2). The first part is firmly connected to the motor vehicle door (6) and the second part (5) is firmly connected to an energy-absorbing area of the motor vehicle body (5) located in the interior of the motor vehicle (1). The two parts are activ...

There is described an impact force coupling assembly operable to couple impact forces from an upright member of a road vehicle to a horizontal transverse member thereof during an impact event. The assembly has a first region and a second region, and is operable to be impinged or captured between the members during the impact event. The assembly includes cavities including dividing walls therebetween, the dividing walls extending along the assembly in a direction from the first region to the seco...

A structural load transfer member for a vehicle including a housing having a first open end, a second open end, and a central bore. A first end member having an inner side is attached to the housing and an outer side of the first end member is attached to a sill of the vehicle. A second end member having an inner side is attached to the housing and an outer side is attached to a frame rail of the vehicle.

A deformation element for absorbing lateral impact forces in the lateral region of a motor vehicle has at least two hollow chambers disposed one behind another in the direction of action of the lateral impact forces. An axial extension of which is in each case oriented at right angles to the direction of action of the lateral impact forces. The deformation element has at least one fastening portion for mounting the deformation element on an associated lateral sill portion of the vehicle.

A vehicle body structure includes a reinforcing unit disposed between outer and inner walls. The reinforcing unit includes an intermediate plate disposed between the outer and inner walls, and a plurality of reinforcing members, each of which has a first U-shaped strip portion mounted fixedly between the inner wall and the intermediate plate, and a second U-shaped strip portion mounted fixedly between the outer wall and the intermediate plate. Each first U-shaped strip portion has two ends conne...

A vehicle door impact beam having an elongated tubular body and contour cut ends, all portions of the contour cut ends having a moment capacity at least equal to the bending moment. Each contour cut end has a sloping central body and a pair of end transitions straddling the body. This body and the transitions are each characterized by special equations.

A side guard or lateral protection arrangement for motor vehicles, wherein at least one reinforcement, extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, is arranged within each of the side doors. The reinforcements are braced in case of a force effective in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, with each end directly or indirectly against a component fixedly mounted to the vehicle or against a further reinforcement associated with an adjacent door. This bracing takes pla...

This disclosure concerns a crush resistant structure for a vehicle door opening at least partially defined by a fixed support member along a boundary. A movable closure (door) is provided for opening and closing the opening. At least one impact resistant element may be formed as part of the closure and extends transversely across the opening. The impact resistant element is provided with a pair of substantially mutually perpendicular interior bearing surfaces adapted when the opening is closed, ...

A motor vehicle is provided with a body having a supporting structure of sheet metal and external lateral walls which below a substantially horizontal line extending above the vehicle wheels, comprises exclusively parts of plastics material. As compared with sheet metal parts, the plastics-material parts present a number of advantages including simpler assembly, better corrosion resistance and reduced susceptibility to damage in a minor collision.