US 12,134,425 B2
Vehicle rocker component
Brian Oxley, Ada, MI (US); Matthew Kuipers, Holland, MI (US); Joseph R. Matecki, Allendale, MI (US); Cody Alger, Allendale, MI (US); and Douglas S. Baas, Zeeland, MI (US)
Assigned to Shape Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US)
Filed by Shape Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/656,696.
Application 17/656,696 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/222,326, filed on Apr. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,560,180.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/005,519, filed on Apr. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0212720 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/025 (2013.01) [B62D 21/157 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 29/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rocker component for a vehicle, the rocker component comprising:
a reinforcement beam having a metal sheet that is formed with a cross-sectional shape extending continuously along a length of the reinforcement beam, wherein the reinforcement beam comprises a beam portion and a flange portion integrally extending from the beam portion, wherein the flange portion integrally extends from the beam portion and comprises an edge of the metal sheet, wherein the metal sheet comprises a multi-hollow substantially triangular shape that encloses a plurality of closed section hollow cavities that extend longitudinally between openings at opposing ends of the reinforcement beam, and wherein the multi-hollow shape is defined by at least one of an outer wall section, a first oblique shear wall section, and a second oblique shear wall section;
a bracket having a first section joined to the beam portion of the reinforcement beam and a second section integrally extending from the first section away from the beam portion; and
a sill panel having upper and lower flanges extending longitudinally along upper and lower edges of the sill panel relative to the vehicle, wherein the flange portion of the reinforcement beam is joined to one of the upper and lower flanges of the sill panel, and wherein the second section of the bracket is joined to the other one of the upper and lower flanges to secure the reinforcement beam to the sill panel in replacement of a separate second sill panel.