Structural reinforcement system for automotive vehicles

Details Structural reinforcement system for automotive vehicles Structural reinforcement system for automotive vehicles

2005-07-26

2005-07-26

Gutman, H. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

C296S187030, C296S187090

Reexamination Certificate

active

06921130

ABSTRACT:
An automotive vehicle frame reinforcement system has a skeleton member designed to be secured to a vehicle frame, such as a roof or pillar section. An expandable material, such as an epoxy-based reinforcing foam, is disposed on the skeleton member. Once the system is attached to the frame, the foam expands and cures during an automobile assembly operation, bonding the reinforcement system to the frame. As a result, the reinforcement system provides enhanced load distribution over the vehicle frame without adding excessive weight.

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