A trailer frame is disclosed that comprises a panel with a plurality of inserts installed at certain hard point locations where external components and equipment may be attached. In one embodiment, the inserts are two-piece formed hard points, whereas in other embodiments, the inserts are one piece solid hard points. In some embodiments, the panel is a sandwich panel. The inserts may be installed in the panel in a variety of manners, for example, they may be set flush within shallow pockets machined or routed into the panel's outer skins. Also, brackets may be utilized to interconnect components or equipment to the hard point inserts.

An automotive crashworthiness energy absorption part provided at a front part or a rear part of an automotive body and absorbing crashworthiness energy by undergoing axial crush when receiving input of a crashworthiness load from a front or a rear of the automotive body includes: a tubular member configured to absorb crashworthiness energy by undergoing axial crush, the tubular member including a top portion and side wall portions continuous with the top portion; and resin coated or patched on first outer surfaces including at least outer surfaces of the top portion and the side wall portions of the tubular member. The coated or patched resin has a thickness of 8 mm or less after being heated, forms at least part of a peripheral wall portion of a closed cross section space, and is bonded to the first outer surfaces with an adhesive strength of 10 MPa or more.

A system and method for fabricating a vehicle structure includes a first portion and a second portion having a body cooperating with the first portion using an additive manufacturing process. The body of the second portion includes one or more projections extending from the body. A third portion includes at least one opening and operatively engages the one or more projections of the second portion.

A vehicle roof stiffener includes at least one fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) portion and at least one metal or metal alloy portion. The FRP portion includes at least one transition structure including a metal or a metal alloy. At least some of the fibers of the FRP portion are embedded in the transition structure. The metal or metal alloy portion is secured to the transition structure of the FRP portion. In an example vehicle roof stiffener, the metal portion extends parallel to a longitudinal axis of a vehicle, and the FRP portion extends transverse to the longitudinal axis. The example vehicle roof stiffener may include a front FRP portion, a rear FRP portion, and two metal side portions. The metal side portions and the FRP portions may be joined by welding the transition structures to the metal portions.

A composite component is a composite component including a metal portion formed of a metal and a resin portion formed of a resin. The metal portion includes: a main body portion, a plurality of hole portions provided along any one of directions separating from each other and directions parallel to each other in the main body portion from outside toward inside, and a connecting portion configured to connect the hole portions to each other inside the main body portion. The resin portion includes: a cover portion covering the main body portion in a position corresponding to at least the hole portions, and a joint portion provided in a protruding manner from the cover portion to be positioned inside the plurality of hole portions, the joint portion being continuous in a position of the connecting portion.

A multi-piece roof assembly for a trailer includes: a first section configured with a sandwich panel having a convex shape; and at least one additional section configured with a flexible sheet panel coupled to the first section and to at least one top rail assembly.

A cross-car beam, includes a plastic beam body 22, defining a first end 24 and a second end 26 spaced from the first end 24 along a first direction D1, such that the plastic beam body 22 is elongate in the first direction D1. The plastic beam body 22 further defines a cross-sectional shape 28 along, a plane P1 that is normal to the first direction D1. The cross-car beam 20, may further include a metallic beam body 42 configured to be coupled to the plastic beam body 22. The metallic beam body 42 defining a first end 44 and a second end 46 spaced from the first end 44 along a direction, for example the first direction D1 when the metallic

A linking structure (1) is provided for linking a fiber-reinforced plastic component (2) to a support. The linking structure (1) has a main body (3) produced from a fiber-composite material and has a linking portion (4) configured so that a fastening screw can pass through the linking portion (4). The fastening screw is screw-fittable to the support. The linking portion (4) has two opposite end sides, and a fiber-reinforced cross-laid structure (7) extends between the two end sides of the linking portion (4).

An instrument panel reinforcement includes a cylindrical-shaped portion being formed as a single piece, being disposed at a driver's seat side, and extending in a vehicle width direction, and a groove-shaped portion being disposed at a front passenger's seat side, extending in the vehicle width direction, and opening in a predetermined direction. The instrument panel reinforcement is provided for a vehicle. The groove-shaped portion includes a reinforcement member being made of synthetic resin and mounted on a predetermined part of the groove-shaped portion, the part being away from the cylindrical-shaped portion by a predetermined distance.

A gutter member has a flow path portion that receives the water dripping from a front windshield and flows the received water in the vehicle width direction and a drain portion that drains the water to a drain member on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the flow path portion, in which at least a part of the flow path portion overlaps with the drain path in vehicle plan view, the gutter member has guide portions that guide the water dripping from the drain portion to the drain path, and the guide portions, include a cushioning material that absorbs an impact load at least in the vertical direction.