AUTOTECH ENGINEERING S.L.

The present disclosure relates to unitary rear rail structures for a vehicle framework. The unitary rear rail structures comprise a first rear rail, a second rear rail and one or more cross-members connecting the first rear rail to the second rear rail. The unitary rear rail structure is formed by deforming a single combined blank. The single combined blank comprises at least a first blank joined to a second blank such that the first blank partially overlaps the second blank to form one or more overlapping regions. The present disclosure further relates to methods for manufacturing such unitary rear rail structures.

A hot stamping vehicle floor ( 1 ) for a vehicle frame ( 100 ) includes a main floor panel ( 2 ) stamped out from at least one sheet metal blank. The floor further includes at least one sheet metal reinforcing patch ( 4 ), arranged on the main floor panel ( 2 ), overlapping the main floor panel ( 2 ). The reinforcing patch ( 4 ) is more ductile than the main floor panel ( 2 ). The at least one reinforcing patch ( 4 ) is joined to at least one area ( 6 ) of the main floor panel ( 2 ) conceived to withstand compressive crash forces in case of a crash situation of the vehicle and the main floor panel ( 2 ) and the at least one reinforcing patch ( 4 ) are joined to each other before said vehicle floor ( 1 ) is stamped out. The invention also refers to a method for producing the vehicle floor.

A vehicle structure comprising a portion including first and second members forming a closed space. The portion comprises first and second reinforcement members located in the closed space and attached to one another. First and second legs of the first reinforcement member are corrugated and comprise corrugations, wherein the corrugations comprise ridges and grooves. Each one of the first and second legs of the first reinforcement member has an outer surface. At the outer surface each one of one or more of the ridges of the first leg of the first reinforcement member has a recess at a first location. The first leg of the first reinforcement member has one or more inclinations in one or more directions transverse to the longitudinal direction so as to form the recess at the first location.

A vehicle structure comprising a portion including first and second members forming a closed space. The portion comprises one or more tubular reinforcement members located in the closed space. The tubular reinforcement member is corrugated. The tubular reinforcement member comprises two or more member sections positioned after one another in the longitudinal direction. One of the member sections bulges outward in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction and bulges inward in a third direction, the third direction being transverse to the first and second directions, while another one of the member sections, which adjoins said one of the member sections, bulges inward in the first and second directions and bulges outward in the third direction.

The present disclosure relates to a battery unit ( 100 ) for an electric vehicle. The battery unit ( 100 ) comprises a battery tray ( 1 ) made of a composite material and defining an interior space configured to receive a battery ( 2 ) comprising one or more battery cells. The interior space is delimited by a bottom wall ( 3 ) and one or more lateral walls ( 4 ). Further, the lateral walls ( 4 ) comprise a side flange ( 5 ) extending outwardly from the lateral walls ( 4 ), and the side flange ( 5 ) comprises one or more embedded metal inserts ( 6 ). The metal inserts ( 6 ) are configured to receive one or more fasteners to secure the battery tray ( 1 ) to a load bearing structure of the electric vehicle. The present disclosure further relates to methods ( 500 ) for manufacturing a battery unit.

The present disclosure relates to methods for manufacturing a unitary a bumper beam assembly of a vehicle. The method comprises providing a plurality of blanks, joining the blanks to each other to form a combined blank, and deforming the combined blank to form the unitary bumper beam assembly. The unitary bumper beam assembly includes a bumper beam, a pedestrian beam and at least one bracket connecting the bumper beam to the pedestrian beam. The plurality of blanks comprises a bumper beam blank and a pedestrian beam blank, and joining the blanks comprises forming one or more overlapping regions formed by partially overlapping the blanks with each other. The present disclosure further relates to unitary bumper beam assemblies obtainable by such methods.

The present invention relates to a bumper beam comprising a U-shaped elongate beam, which elongate beam is provided with attachment points for attachment to a vehicle and further comprises patches arranged on the webs of the beam, preferably in the area of the attachment points, wherein said patches are provided with initiators configured to initiate deformation of the beam upon impact.

The present disclosure relates to a rocker for a vehicle and a rocker reinforcement. Examples of the present disclosure include a cross section of a rocker reinforcement comprising two convex four-sided structures with their horizontal diagonals substantially parallel to a transverse horizontal direction, and the convex four-sided structures being separated along a vertical direction.

A vehicle structure comprising a portion extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein the portion comprises a first member extending in the longitudinal direction and a second member extending in the longitudinal direction. The first member is configured to face an inside of a vehicle, and the second member is configured to face an outside of the vehicle. The first and second members are attached to one another to form a closed space between them. The portion comprises a wave-shaped first tubular reinforcement member located in the closed space.

Methods and systems for laser cutting of components are disclosed herein. Examples are specifically suited for laser cutting relatively large components of e.g. a vehicle framework such as a unitary side panel of a vehicle door. Multiple robots may perform laser cutting operations substantially simultaneously.