A mud flap assembly includes a mud flap with a mounting surface and an exposed surface, where the exposed surface is on an opposite side of the mud flap from the mounting surface. A foam tape is adhesively mounted to the mounting surface and a spring clip contacts the exposed surface of the mud flap when the mud flap is mounted to a vehicle so as to compress the foam tape.

A device for reinforcing, sealing, or damping a structural element in a motor vehicle including a support which has multiple cells, wherein each cell surrounds a cavity. Each cavity is at least partially delimited by walls in each direction, wherein each cell has an extension in length, height, and width between 5 mm and 100 mm. An outer surface of the support can be connected to the structural element by an adhesive.

A device for reinforcing, sealing, or damping a structural element in a motor vehicle including a support which has multiple cells, wherein each cell surrounds a cavity. Each cavity is at least partially delimited by walls in each direction, wherein each cell has an extension in length, height, and width between 5 mm and 100 mm. An outer surface of the support can be connected to the structural element by an adhesive.

A vibration and noise reduction analysis device for a panel part of an automobile is configured to reduce vibration and noise of the panel part caused by vibration from a vibration source and a noise source in the automobile and identify a portion at which a weight of an automotive body of the automobile can be reduced. The vibration and noise reduction analysis device includes: an automotive body model acquisition unit; a sectioned region setting unit; a vibration and noise reduction target panel part model setting unit; a vibration mode/equivalent radiation power peak frequency selection unit; a sectioned region weight change peak frequency acquisition unit; a sectioned region weight contribution degree calculation unit; and a vibration and noise reduction and weight reduction portion identification unit.

A reinforcement element has a carrier having a longitudinal axis and elongate opening extending in the axis direction. The reinforcement element has an insert element having a longitudinal axis constructed to be arranged in the elongate opening. The insert element has first and second portions. The first portions are parallel with a first plane. The insert element longitudinal axis is in this first plane. The second portions are parallel with a second plane. The insert element longitudinal axis is in the second plane. The reinforcement element has a first adhesive which can be arranged on the carrier outer side and on a first group of insert element first portions and to bond the carrier and insert element in the structural element. The reinforcement element has a second adhesive which can be arranged on a second group of insert element first portions and to bond the insert element in the carrier.

A reinforcement element has a carrier having a longitudinal axis and elongate opening extending in the axis direction. The reinforcement element has an insert element having a longitudinal axis constructed to be arranged in the elongate opening. The insert element has first and second portions. The first portions are parallel with a first plane. The insert element longitudinal axis is in this first plane. The second portions are parallel with a second plane. The insert element longitudinal axis is in the second plane. The reinforcement element has a first adhesive which can be arranged on the carrier outer side and on a first group of insert element first portions and to bond the carrier and insert element in the structural element. The reinforcement element has a second adhesive which can be arranged on a second group of insert element first portions and to bond the insert element in the carrier.

A component arrangement and a method for producing the component arrangement are provided. The component arrangement includes a first component and a second component, which are arranged in an overlapping arrangement and are connected by a laser fillet weld and at two fixing points arranged laterally offset from the laser fillet weld, one of the components is provided with at least one projection, which projects in the direction of the other component and which is arranged and formed such that, when the components are positioned correctly in relation to one another and are pressed together at the fixing points, a flange portion of the first component, set at an angle in the region of the laser fillet weld to be formed, is pressed onto the second component by way of the component edge. For sealing the component arrangement, the fixing points are arranged set back into the overlapping region with respect to the laser fillet weld, and at least between the fixing points there is formed a continuous bonding region, in which the first and second components are bonded to one another.

A method produces a fiber-reinforced body component for a motor vehicle. The body component has at least one opening, in particular one door opening or one window opening. The method includes at least the following steps: providing the body component; applying a reinforcing element made of fiber composite material having reinforcing fibers embedded in a matrix, in order to stiffen the body component, the matrix being in an uncured state, and the reinforcing element being applied to an opening frame of the opening, which opening frame is formed by the body component.

A profile includes two end wing portions with substantially a transversal direction (Y), two lateral wall portions having substantially a height direction-(Z), a frontal wall portion having substantially a transversal direction (Y), two curved transition zones (R1, R2) disposed between the lateral wall portions and the frontal wall portion, and two curved transition zones (R3, R4) disposed between the end wing portions and the lateral wall portions. A specific portion of each curved transition zones (R1, R2) between the lateral wall portions and the frontal wall portion has a tensile strength lower than the tensile strength of the rest of the cross-section. This configuration also relates to a longitudinal beam, a cross-member, a pillar, a B-Pillar or a C-Pillar having the profile, and to a vehicle provided thereof.

A profile includes two end wing portions with substantially a transversal direction (Y), two lateral wall portions having substantially a height direction-(Z), a frontal wall portion having substantially a transversal direction (Y), two curved transition zones (R1, R2) disposed between the lateral wall portions and the frontal wall portion, and two curved transition zones (R3, R4) disposed between the end wing portions and the lateral wall portions. A specific portion of each curved transition zones (R1, R2) between the lateral wall portions and the frontal wall portion has a tensile strength lower than the tensile strength of the rest of the cross-section. This configuration also relates to a longitudinal beam, a cross-member, a pillar, a B-Pillar or a C-Pillar having the profile, and to a vehicle provided thereof.