A vehicle has improved energy absorbing capability and occupants have increased blast survivability. The vehicle includes a suspended floor assembly. The floor assembly may be suspended by, at least in part, one or more suspensions arms that have an extendable portion. The floor assembly may also have a yaw plane energy absorber between the floor assembly and a wall of the vehicle.

Provided is a method for producing a semi-product for automobile equipment, the semi-processed product being moldable in a relatively broad range of heating temperatures and being capable of obtaining a final product with high stiffness. In the method for producing a semi-processed product for automobile equipment, needle punching is performed on a fiber web in which core-sheath composite fibers are accumulated, and the core-sheath composite fibers are three-dimensionally interlaced together. The core portion of the core-sheath composite fibers comprises a copolymer of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid. The sheath portion of the core-sheath composition fibers comprises a copolymer including ethylene glycol, adipic acid and terephthalic acid. The weight ratio of core portion to sheath portion in the core-sheath composite fibers is 1 to 3:1. The core portion and the sheath portion are disposed concentrically. In the fiber web, the core-sheath composite fibers are bonded together by softening or melting the sheath portion.

A planar motor vehicle lining component made of a plastic-containing material, having a liner portion of predetermined shape which is embodied to cover, in the completely installed state, a predetermined area on a motor vehicle, the lining component includes at least one reinforcing portion that is connected to the lining portion and is connected by means of a hinge portion to the lining portion foldably in such a way that a supporting surface region of the reinforcing portion is conveyable, by folding over the reinforcing portion, into abutting engagement with an abutting surface region of the lining portion.

The present invention relates to non-woven fabric with enhanced hardness and sound absorption, more specifically to non-woven fabric that includes two or more kinds of polyester-based materials and non-circular cross-section fiber, and thus has enhanced hardness and sound absorption as well as improved formability, and that can be applied for an automotive undercover.

A vehicle includes a frame, multiple tractive assemblies engaging the frame, a cabin coupled to the frame, and a blast mat. The cabin includes a seat configured to support an occupant and multiple walls at least partially defining a footwell configured to receive the feet of the occupant when the occupant is seated in the seat. The blast mat is positioned within the footwell and configured to absorb energy from an explosion, thereby reducing energy transferred into the feet of the occupant due to the explosion. The blast mat has a top surface and a bottom surface. At least a portion of the bottom surface of the blast mat engages at least one of the walls. A thickness of the blast mat is defined between the top surface and the portion of the bottom surface engaging at least one of the walls. The thickness varies throughout the blast mat.

Provided is a vehicle undercover having well-balanced rigidity. A vehicle undercover 10 is provided with: a plate-shaped body 12 made of a porous material such as a fiber body or a foam; and a support body 14 supporting the plate-shaped body 12. The support body 14 has a groove-shaped first frame part 20 having a horizontal plate 20a and vertical plates 20b and 20b extending from both edges of the horizontal plate 20a. Further, the support body 14 has a second frame part 22 provided across the first frame part 20 and having a smaller dimension of protrusion toward the inside of a vehicle than the first frame part 20.

On the first diagonal, the member is arranged in cooperation with the subframe and the undercover. Further, the cover front-side connection portion and the cover rear-side connection portion are located on or near the first diagonal line. Further, the undercover is provided with a reinforcing portion extending on a second diagonal line which is a diagonal line of a quadrangle having a cover front side connecting portion and a cover rear side connecting portion as a top portion. Therefore, the rigidity of the frame front connecting portion can be increased. In this structure, since it is not necessary to provide an additional component different from the undercover, it is possible to eliminate an increase in the number of components due to the additional component and an occupation of space due to the additional component.

An electric motor, drive, and assembly for a tracked vehicle. The assembly including an electric motor, a cylindrical housing encircling the electric motor and adapted for rotation about the motor, and a drive sprocket. The drive sprocket is coupled to the housing and having teeth to generally engage a track of the tracked vehicle.

A front frame assembly for mounting a front suspension and wheel assembly of a vehicle can include lower frame members, first frame members, second frame members, a cross frame member and a plate. The pair of first and second frame members can be connected to and can extend upwardly from a respective one of the lower frame members. The pair of second frame members can be connected to the respective one of the lower frame members and a respective one of the first frame members. The cross frame member can be connected to and extend from each of the first frame members. The plate can be connected to and can extend from the each of the first frame and second members and the cross frame member. The plate can include a ridge configured to cause the plate to buckle in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle under predetermined conditions.

A vehicle includes a body with an underbody portion having an outer periphery. At least one traction wheel is rotatably coupled to the body. The traction wheel has a track width defined by an inboard plane and an outboard plane. A movable panel with an inboard edge and an outboard edge is coupled to the underbody portion. An actuator is coupled to the movable panel and configured to actuate the movable panel between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the outboard edge projects outboard of the outboard plane of the track width, and in the stowed position the outboard edge is retracted within the outer periphery of the underbody portion. A controller is configured to, in response to an operating condition being satisfied during a drive cycle, control the actuator to actuate the movable panel from the stowed position to the deployed position.