Filling structure

US20050058787A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-03-17HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
Publication Date
2005-03-17
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A filling structure 10 is a structure in which a filling material 12 having a higher impact energy absorbing performance is inserted into the inner part of a hollow member 11, and the filling material 12 so inserted is fixed to the hollow member 11 with an adhesive layer 13 resulting when the filling material 12 is heated to expand and is cooled to set thereafter.
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Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a filling structure which is preferable for application to a vehicle body frame, in particular, to a bumper, a front side member and a pillar.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] In recent years, there have been made attempts to improve the collision energy absorbing performance at the location of a certain vehicle body structural member by filling a material having a superior energy absorbing performance in the inner part of the structural member such as disclosed in JP-A-8-164869

[0005] The patent literature of JP-A-8-164869 discloses a technique described in its paragraph

[0015] such as to state, “according to an embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an impact absorbing frame member 5 made up of the frame portion 51 constituted by an angular pipe stock and an expanded aluminum 52 filled in the inner part thereof is constructed by adding predetermined amounts of a thickener and a...

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