In a vehicle bottom structure, a floor panel to which a cross member is fixed is connected to a rocker inner which is a skeleton member. The floor panel and the rocker inner are sealed from a lower side by a lower seal member, but a region near the reinforcement member is a lower non-sealed part which cannot be sealed. Further, the floor panel and the rocker inner are sealed from an upper side by an upper seal member, but a region near the cross member is an upper non-sealed part which cannot be sealed. On respective sides of the upper non-sealed part, connecting seal members are provided, so that the lower seal member and the upper seal member are connected and a waterproof line is formed.

A structural reinforcement for insertion into a cavity of a vehicle structure including a base reinforcing portion, an expandable material and a localized reinforcement is disclosed. The localized reinforcement is placed within the structural reinforcement at a location of anticipated increased deformation during vehicle impact in an effort to reduce deformation and control the load distribution post-impact.

A device for reinforcing, sealing or damping a structural element in a motor vehicle includes: a support with a fastening element for prefixing the device in the structural element; and an expandable adhesive arranged on the support for connecting the support to the structural element; wherein the fastening element is arranged on an elevation of the support, wherein the elevation is raised from a surrounding surface of the support, and wherein the expandable adhesive is arranged at least partially around the elevation on the surrounding surface of the support.

A flooring member comprising: a structural member having one or more ducts extending along a length of the flooring member, each of the one or more ducts forming a hollow cavity extending along a length of each duct, the one or more ducts being integrally formed with the flooring member.

A vehicle body reinforcement structure includes an elongated hollow structure formed by jointing an outer panel and an inner panel with each other, and a reinforcement member configured to partition the hollow structure into a lower closed cross section and an upper closed cross section. At inside of at least one of the lower closed cross section and the upper closed cross section, at least a pair of bulkheads extending so as to cross the closed cross section are disposed so as to be separated with each other in a direction in which the closed cross section is extending. A space between the pair of bulkheads is made as a filler chamber which is filled with filler. A filling opening for the filler is provided on the inner panel so that the filling opening is in communication with the filler chamber.

An insulating element for insulating a structural element in a motor vehicle, including a carrier and an expandable material arranged on the carrier. The carrier has at least one dome and is designed in such a manner that, when stacking a plurality of identical insulating elements, respective domes of adjacent insulating elements engage in one another.

A structural reinforcement for an article including a carrier (10) that includes: (i) a mass of polymeric material (12) having an outer surface; and (ii) at least one fibrous composite Insert (14) or overlay (980) having an outer surface and including at least one elongated fiber arrangement (e.g., having a plurality of ordered fibers). The fibrous Insert (14) or overlay (980) is envisioned to adjoin the mass of the polymeric material in a predetermined location for carrying a predetermined load that Is subjected upon the predetermined location (thereby effectively providing localized reinforcement to that predetermined location). The fibrous insert (14) or overlay (980) and the mass of polymeric material (12) are of compatible materials, structures or both, for allowing the fibrous insert or overlay to be at feast partially joined to the mass of the polymeric material. Disposed upon at least a portion of the carrier (10) may be a mass of activatable material (126). The fibrous insert (14) or overlay (980) may include a polymeric matrix that includes a thermoplastic epoxy.

A rear portion of a body of a motor vehicle includes a shell, which at least partially delimits the rear portion from an environment with the aid of a panel element. For absorbing compressive forces (DK) and tensile forces (ZK) acting on the rear portion, the rear portion includes a first support element and a second support element, wherein the first support element is designed to absorb the compressive forces (DK) and the second support element is designed to absorb the tensile forces (ZK).

An insulating element for insulating a structural element in a vehicle includes a carrier which has a first wall and a second wall. A first rib and a second rib are arranged between the walls. The insulating element also includes an expandable material which is arranged between the walls and on both sides of each rib. The insulating element also includes a fastening element for fastening the insulating element in the structural element.

A device for reinforcing a structural element in a motor vehicle including a reinforcing element, which has a longitudinal axis and which can be arranged in a cavity of the structural element. The reinforcing element includes walls which extend substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The reinforcing element additionally includes at least one open side, which likewise extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The walls directly adjoining the open side are designed in a convergent manner in that extensions of said adjoining walls running in the direction of the open side and perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis intersect.