center pillar support beam

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a "center pillar support beam". A vehicle includes a roof, a floor spaced apart from the roof, and side faces spaced apart from each other in a vehicle transverse direction. The side faces extend from the roof to the floor. A front row seat and a rear row seat are supported by the floor. A beam is spaced apart from the roof and the floor and extends in the vehicle transverse direction from one side face to another side face between the front row seat and the rear row seat.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising: floor; The roof, spaced apart from the floor; The sides are spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction of the vehicle and extend from the roof to the floor; The front and rear seats are supported by the floor. A beam, spaced apart from the roof and the floor, and extending from one side to the other in the lateral direction of the vehicle between the front seats and the rear seats; as well as The airbag is supported by the beam.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of rear airbags supported by the beam, each rear airbag being capable of inflating away from the beam toward a rear seat.

3. The vehicle of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of front airbags supported by the beam, each front airbag being inflatable away from the beam toward a front seat.

4. The vehicle of claim 3, further comprising a cover extending around the beam and extending from one side to the other in the lateral direction of the vehicle, the cover comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a tear seam adjacent to each of the front airbags, and the rear portion having a tear seam adjacent to each of the rear airbags.

5. The vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each side includes a center pillar and a bracket slidably engaged with the beam extending from one center pillar to the other.

6. The vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the beam includes a front surface facing the front seat and a rear surface facing the rear seat, the beam including a rear flange extending from the rear surface toward the rear seat.

7. The vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the front seats and the rear seats face the beam.

8. A vehicle comprising: floor; The roof, spaced apart from the floor; The sides are spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction of the vehicle and extend from the roof to the floor; Each side includes a front pillar and a rear pillar spaced apart from each other, and a middle pillar disposed between the front pillar and the rear pillar; A beam, which is spaced apart from the roof and the floor, and extends from one center pillar to another in the lateral direction of the vehicle; as well as The airbag is supported by the beam.

9. The vehicle of claim 8, further comprising a plurality of rear airbags supported by the beam, each rear airbag being capable of inflating away from the beam toward a rear seat.

10. The vehicle of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of front airbags supported by the beam, each front airbag being inflatable away from the beam toward a front seat.

11. The vehicle of claim 10, further comprising a cover extending around the beam and extending from one side to the other in the lateral direction of the vehicle, the cover comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a tear seam adjacent to each of the front airbags, and the rear portion having a tear seam adjacent to each of the rear airbags.

12. The vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein each side includes a bracket slidably engaged with the beam.

13. The vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 11, further comprising a front seat and a rear seat supported by the floor, wherein the front seat and the rear seat face the beam.

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