US 12,473,033 B2
Rocker panel torsion lever
Sanjeev Sharma, Gothenburg (SE); Sushanta Debnath, Warwick (GB); Robert Lloyd, Leicestershire (GB); and Aiden Austin, Leicestershire (GB)
Assigned to POLESTAR PERFORMANCE AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by POLESTAR PERFORMANCE AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/957,656.
Prior Publication US 2024/0109593 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/04 (2013.01) [B62D 21/157 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle including cantilevered lever mechanism configured to reduce intrusion in the event of a side impact, the vehicle comprising:
at least one rocker panel;
a pillar including structure defining a cavity; and
an elongated member being coupled to the at least one rocker panel as a cantilevered beam, the elongated member including a first end and a second end, the first end configured to be fixedly coupled to the rocker panel of the vehicle, the second end free-floating within the cavity defined by the pillar of the vehicle, the elongated member configured to translate a linear external side-impact applied to the pillar to a rotational force applied to the rocker panel, wherein the pillar comprises a first component coupleable to an inside surface of the at least one rocker panel and an inside surface of a component of a vehicle body, and a second component coupleable to an outside surface of the at least one rocker panel and an outside surface of the component of the vehicle body, wherein the first component and the second component define the cavity of the pillar, wherein the elongated member is a rocker panel torsion member, wherein said elongated member comprises at least a first member, wherein the first member is fixedly coupled to an exterior vertical surface of the at least one rocker panel at a first end, wherein the first member extends vertically from said exterior vertical surface of the at least one rocker panel,
wherein external dimensions of a second end of the first member are located within a space defined in the second component of the pillar, wherein the first member is one single piece.