Moulded underbody panel for shielding the underside of a motor vehicle, comprising a consolidated fibrous layer comprising at least one mounting point for mounting the moulded underbody panel to the vehicle by means for mounting, the means for mounting comprising at least a rod shape element, and a fixing element, whereby the mounting point consists at least of a through-hole extending through the moulded underbody panel for hosting the rod shape element, and a contact area on the moulded underbody panel surface, provided around the through-hole, for contacting and supporting the fixing element in the mounting position, wherein the mounting point further comprises a blocking element which is formed integrally with the moulded underbody panel, whereby the blocking element is raised above at least the plane of the contact area and formed around the through-hole and whereby the distance between the foot of the blocking element facing the through hole and the centre of through-hole is 5 to 20 mm.

A motor vehicle rear spoiler arrangement includes a spoiler wing movable between a retracted inoperative position and an extended working position; a supporting body structure that defines a body recess; a recess cover that at least partially closes the body recess; and a support arrangement configured to support the spoiler wing (in its inoperative position on the recess cover. The support arrangement includes an elastic buffer element on a lower side of the spoiler wing, a support surface on an upper side of the recess cover, wherein the buffer element rests in the inoperative position on the support surface, and a separate supporting body arranged in the body recess and that supports a lower side of the recess cover in a region of the support surface on the body structure.

A system of a reinforced structural element of motor vehicle include: structural element includes a first and second sheet, wherein the sheets are connected to one another at first and second joining points, wherein the sheets form elongate cavity in region between the joining points, and wherein second sheet has, in region between first and second joining points, a bulge with first leg arranged at first joining point and with second leg arranged at second joining point; a reinforcing element includes a first and second side walls connecting the wall arranged in cavity of structural element; and adhesive bonding reinforcing element to structural element; wherein first side wall of reinforcing element arranging the first joining point and second side wall of reinforcing element arranging the second leg of second sheet so larger portions of force acting on first joining point of reinforcing element transferring, to second leg of second sheet.

An automobile vehicle body and an automobile vehicle body manufacturing method is provided in which a metal joint is divided into an upper joint and a lower joint. The upper joint includes an upper wall which is fitted into a side member, a vehicle width direction inner wall and a vehicle width direction outer wall, and a lower joint includes a lower wall which is joined to a lower face and an outside face of a vehicle body floor, and the vehicle width direction outer wall, and therefore, the vehicle width direction outer wall of the upper joint is fastened to the vehicle width direction outer wall of the lower joint by a first bolt, and the vehicle width direction inner wall of the upper joint is fastened to an inside face of the side member by a second bolt.

A molded part includes a plurality of surfaces and an embossment extending from one of the plurality of surfaces. The embossment includes a body and a bore extending through a central portion of the body. The embossment further includes a first pocket extending through a sidewall of the body and into the bore and a second pocket extending through an opposite sidewall of the body and into the bore. The first pocket and the second pocket each define inwardly tapered walls. The first pocket and the second pocket are spaced axially along the body and are diametrically opposed.

An exterior body panel assembly having a Class A painted surface, mold-in color or non-Class A surface, and process of infrared welding components of the assembly. Panels of the assembly are placed on a nesting structure and the inside half of the structures are brought together with the other for a fit check. Panels are separated and an infrared heating fixture then heats the various areas to be heated on the panels. The areas on the panels are heated depending on the thicknesses of the parts at each area and surface geometries to be welded. The parts are immediately clamped back together under pressure for joining and cooling of the joined surfaces in the clamped arrangement.

A base frame (34) which is universally usable for different modular structured conveying vehicles (30), in particular for shuttles (32), wherein the conveying vehicles (30) can travel horizontally along a travelling direction (52) in a storage and order-picking system (10), wherein the base frame (34) comprises a supporting frame (36) and a structure (38) connected to the frame (36), wherein at least the structure (38) is made of plastic only, and wherein the structure (38) comprises a plurality of component-specific seatings (58) being formed integrally with the structure (38) and being configured to positively hold in a resilient clamp at least one of the following functional components (60) of the respective conveying vehicle (30): a bearing (62); a driving unit (64); a sensor (66); an actuator (68); a load-handling device (70); a communication unit (78); a cabling (76); and an electric controlling unit (80) wherein each of the functional components (60) is positively insertable in or on the respective component-specific seating (58) along a component-specific mounting direction.

A composite structural component includes an elongate member made of a polymer matrix composite material. The elongate member generally extending along an axis of the composite structural component from an end portion thereof. The component also includes an end fitting forming a mechanical joint with the end portion. The elongate member includes a first member extending from the end portion along the axis of the composite structural component and a second member extending from the end portion along the axis of the composite structural component. The end fitting is constrained in the end portion by the first and second members such that the first member is preloaded with a compressive stress in the axial direction and the second member is preloaded with a tensile stress in the axial direction.

A method of forming a composite vehicle components (e.g. walls, floor, roof) having interleaved foam core members and pre-pultruded reinforcing pillars by pultruding the cores and pillars into a vehicle component (e.g. bus sidewall formed as integral component front to rear) and cutting apertures therein for insertion of vehicle accessories (e.g. windows). Also, vehicle components can be formed having interlocking profiled edges where a first component is inserted into a second component, and rotated to bring the two components into locking engagement. A plurality of components can be formed with the same geometry, and oriented 180 degrees offset from each other to bring their profiled edges adjacent to each other.

Methods and apparatuses for disassembling components are described. An apparatus in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises a first component including a first adhesive interface, a second component including a second adhesive interface, a joint between the first and second adhesive interfaces, the joint comprising an adhesive bonding to the first adhesive interface and to the second adhesive interface, such that the first component and the second component are joined together, and at least one thermal element in the adhesive, wherein the at least one thermal element is configured to weaken the joint by heating the adhesive when an energy is applied to the thermal element.