US 12,454,316 B2
Side sill reinforcement member for vehicle and side sill assembly including the same
Chang Un Jeon, Hwaseong-si (KR); and Seung Tae Song, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/099,562.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0127035 (KR), filed on Oct. 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0116575 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/025 (2013.01) [B62D 21/15 (2013.01); B62D 21/157 (2013.01); B62D 25/2036 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A side sill reinforcement member for a vehicle, the side sill reinforcement member comprising:
an external member including a plurality of external panels extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and forming an internal space therein by coupling the external panels to each other; and
an internal reinforcement member mounted in the internal space of the external member and including a plurality of internal panels extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the internal panels being fixed on a first side thereof to a respective internal surface of the external panels and fixed on a second side thereof in contact with each other in the internal space of the external member, respectively,
wherein the plurality of external panels are coupled at an upper and a lower portion thereof to each other, and the internal panels include a first panel extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in the internal space of the external member and coupled at an upper portion and a lower end portion thereof together with the upper portion and the lower portion of the external panels.