An embodiment vehicle body includes a tubular part extended in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and having a hollow shape, a base part in which the tubular part is inserted, the base part integrally connecting an A pillar to a side portion of a roof, and an outer garnish shaped to be extended in the longitudinal direction along the base part and coupled to the base part to cover the base part.

A modular hybrid cross-car beam assembly includes a base tube having opposed first and second free ends. Multiple assemblies are individually connected to the base tube, each of the assemblies having multiple metal plates coupled together by an overmolding of a polymeric material and each of the assemblies having at least one metal flange lacking the overmolding of the polymeric material. First and second end attachment portions are each connected to one of the base tube first or second free ends. The metal flange of each of the assemblies and the first and second end attachment portions are connected to the base tube using fasteners, the modular hybrid cross-car beam assembly having no welded connections.

The invention relates to a method for producing a semi-finished product or component (2), in which a hardenable coating (6, 17) with fiber-reinforced plastic is applied to a metal carrier (3), particularly a metal sheet (4), and the coated metal carrier (3) is formed, particularly deep-drawn or bent, in a subsequent step to produce a semi-finished product or component (2). According to the invention, for an improved and cost-effective method, the metal carrier (3) is coated at most only in certain regions and is only subjected to the forming when the coating thereof (6, 17) has hardened to produce at least a block-resistant surface (12), the coated metal carrier (3) being formed such that the plastic changes in shape follow forming radii (21) and are produced substantially, preferably exclusively, in the coating-free regions (15) of the metal carrier.

A plastic overmold aluminum extrusion including at least one plastic overmold and aluminum extrusion. The aluminum extrusion is formed with sufficient cross sectional properties and features such as an internal web to help prevent undesirable collapses under injection or compression molding pressures. This improves part geometry and strength while minimizing weight. A plurality of protrusions and/or local deformations on an outer wall of the extrusion can be used to create strong mechanical interface to the plastic. Localized deformations can result from a combination of the applied plastic pressure under injection or compression molding pressures and the proximity of outer gaps of the internal web structure. A process of making the plastic overmold aluminum extrusion includes inserting at least one aluminum extrusion into a mold without mandrels and delivering plastic forming the plastic overmold.

According to the present invention, the door pillar is manufactured in such a way that the mold, into which polymethyl methacrylate has been injected, is divided into several sections and the respective sections of the mold are cooled at different temperatures, and accordingly, a painting process is not needed. As a result, the process of manufacturing the door pillar is simplified, and the door pillar can be manufactured in an environmentally friendly way without the emission of environmental pollutants.

A method for producing a large outer paneling part for a movable body part of a motor vehicle such as a door, a front hood, or a tailgate may involve using a forming die to form a large metallic panel part into formed panel part having a three-dimensional shape. A reinforcement made of plastic may be applied to at least a portion of an inside of the formed panel part by back injection molding. In some cases, the metallic panel has a sheet metal thickness of less than 0.6 mm, and in some cases less than 0.5 mm. The formed panel part provided with the at least one plastic reinforcement may be connected to an inner structure produced from metal sheet and/or plastic by folding and/or adhesive bonding the plastic reinforcement.

A clip secures a component to a body part. The body part is made from a die-cast material and have a surface feature. The clip can include a first engagement feature configured to engage the component so as to secure the clip to the component and a second engagement feature configured to engage the surface feature of the body part. The clip remains engaged with the surface feature when the component is disengaged from the first engagement feature of the clip.

The present disclosure relates to a method of molding a motor vehicle part, the motor vehicle part being made from thermosetting plastic material and including at least one metal insert having a shape allowing it to extend substantially through the entire thickness of the motor vehicle part, the method being characterized in that it includes the following steps placing the metal insert and the thermosetting plastic material in a mold, and molding the motor vehicle part comprising the overmolded metal insert, the metal insert being deformed at least at one mechanical weakening zone by closing the mold for molding the motor vehicle part.

A structural member comprising: (i) a first carrier and a second carrier, each carrier including a plurality of interconnecting ribs, each carrier further including one or more projections extending from exterior walls of each carrier; (ii) one or more secondary members secured to one or more surfaces of each carrier; and (iii) an adhesive material disposed on the first carrier, the second carrier, or both, wherein the first carrier and the second carrier are bonded to each other via the adhesive material.

An automotive crashworthiness energy absorptive part absorbs crashworthiness energy by crushing axially when a crashworthiness load is input from a front side or a rear side of an automotive body, and includes: a tubular member formed of a steel sheet with a tensile strength of 590 MPa to 1180 MPa, the tubular member including a top portion and a pair of side wall portions continuous from both ends of the top portion via corner portions; a closed cross section space forming wall member formed of a steel sheet with a tensile strength lower than the tubular member, the closed cross section space forming wall member being disposed on an inner surface side of the tubular member and forming a closed cross section space between the closed cross section space forming wall member and at least the corner portion; and a resin provided in the closed cross section space.