US 12,172,502 B2
Composite vehicle components formed of sheet molding compound reinforced with continuous fibers
Masatomo Teshima, Osaka (JP); Yoshiharu Asada, Osaka (JP); Yoshiki Kashiwagi, Osaka (JP); and Marc-Philippe Toitgans, Pouance (FR)
Assigned to Teijin Limited, Osaka (JP); and Teijin Automotive Technologies, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Appl. No. 17/436,813
Filed by Teijin Limited, Osaka (JP); and Continental Structural Plastics, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 11, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/021970
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 7, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/185821, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/816,634, filed on Mar. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0169097 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. B60J 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 5/0444 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle component comprising:
a body having a first fixture region and a second fixture region;
a first beam attached to said body and extending between the first fixture region and the second fixture region with a first beam shape, said first beam being formed of a first composite material;
a second beam attached to said body and extending between the first fixture region and the second fixture region, said second beam being formed of a second composite material and having a second beam shape that is simple compared to the first beam shape; and
said first beam having a first surface area and said second beam having a second surface area, a ratio of the first surface area to the second surface area being between 2-10:1.