US 12,420,869 B2
Method to reduced lateral deflection of longitudinal members in side impact
Digvijay Odhekar, Torrance, CA (US); Balasaheb Budhekar, Torrance, CA (US); William J. Rohr, Torrance, CA (US); Kurtis Ray Horner, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US); Sangjoon Han, Fullerton, CA (US); and Vidyadhar Katkar, San Pedro, CA (US)
Assigned to CANOO TECHNOLOGIES INC., Torrence, CA (US)
Filed by Canoo Technologies Inc., Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/061,297.
Application 18/061,297 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/646,656, filed on Dec. 30, 2021, granted, now 12,168,475.
Application 17/646,656 is a continuation of application No. 16/920,375, filed on Jul. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,318,995, issued on May 3, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/869,823, filed on Jul. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0102921 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 27/06 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01)
CPC B62D 21/157 (2013.01) [B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 27/065 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle side impact absorption structure, comprising:
a side sill mounted between a rocker and crossmembers supporting one or more battery packs; and
a reinforcement mounted within and along a length of the side sill proximate to an outer surface of the side sill, the reinforcement including flanges on either side of a projecting portion, the projecting portion projecting across an interior of the side sill toward an inner surface of the side sill and comprising first faces aligned with regions of the side sill that mount to the crossmembers and second faces in regions between the first faces,
wherein the first faces project further toward the inner surface of the side sill than the second faces.