A glued arrangement, preferably for a motor vehicle, is disclosed. The glued arrangement includes a first component, a second component, and at least one adhesive layer for connecting the two components. The adhesive layer includes a central zone and an edge zone that surrounds the central zone where, in the hardened state, the adhesive in the edge zone has a higher elasticity than the adhesive in the central zone.

A housing and trailer system comprising a trailer and a housing. The housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing and may be positioned on friction-reducing members that reduce friction between the housing and trailer. The reduction of friction facilitates the housing to slide more efficiently on the trailer. A safety lever and linkage system operates to safely move roof support structures and raise/lower the upper housing. An adjustable cargo system is attached to a roof on the housing. The adjustable cargo system is adjustable to receive and/or secure different sizes of cargo.

A load impact management system for a vehicle includes a plurality of cross-vehicle support members extending from a first side of the vehicle to a second side of the vehicle opposite the first side of the vehicle, a shock tower spaced apart from the plurality of cross-vehicle support members and fixed to the vehicle frame rail, a first structural member extending along a first plane, a second structural member extending along a second plane separate from the first plane, and a third structural member extending along a third plane separate from the first and second planes. The first structural member defines a first load path between the center tunnel and the shock tower, the second structural member defines a second load path between the center tunnel and the shock tower, and the third structural member defines a third load path between the center tunnel and the vehicle frame rail.

In order to increase road noise transmission loss, a double-wall panel includes a core material. The core material is enclosed between an outer wall and an inner wall facing each other, and has at least a predetermined thickness across the panel in all in-plane directions of the walls. The core material has a specific surface area of 20,000 (mm.sup.2/cm.sup.3) or more, where the specific surface area is defined as a surface area per unit volume.

A vehicle frame structure includes: an adhesive member that is superimposed on and adhered to a plate shaped vehicle frame member extending in one direction such that the adhesive member is superimposed in a thickness direction of the vehicle frame member; a first fiber reinforced plastic member that includes plural first fibers oriented in different directions to each other, and that is disposed spaced apart from the vehicle frame member in the thickness direction; and a second fiber reinforced plastic member that includes plural second fibers oriented in an orientation direction of an intersecting direction intersecting the thickness direction, that has a thinner thickness in the thickness direction than a thickness of the first fiber reinforced plastic member, and that is sandwiched between the adhesive member and the first fiber reinforced plastic member in the thickness direction.

A vehicle body side structure includes: a side sill extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a center pillar outer part that extends upward from the side sill; a center pillar inner part arranged on a vehicle width direction inner side of the center pillar outer part; and a partition member arranged in a hollow space defined by the center pillar outer part and the center pillar inner part, the partition member extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. The partition member includes: a main body part; a recess portion having a tubular shape, the recess portion being formed by the main body part being partially recessed downward; and a rib extending downward from a lower face of the recess portion, the rib being in abutment with an upper face of the side sill.

An impact absorbing structure for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a frame member formed of a resin material. The frame member includes a closed cross sectional portion extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, and a rib protruding at least either upward or downward from the closed cross sectional portion and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction.

A fastening body for fastening an underbody liner component to a motor vehicle underbody, the fastening body encompassing a bracing segment having a passthrough opening penetrable along a penetration axis by a fastening means when the fastening body is in the operationally ready state, and having a bracing region, embodied in the surrounding region of the passthrough opening, which is provided for abutment of a counterpart bracing region of the fastening means; a liner segment that is arranged at a distance from the bracing segment and comprises, at least on its outer side facing away from the bracing region, a preferably flat outer surface; and a connecting segment connecting the bracing segment and the liner segment.

A cross car beam assembly is provided herein. A composite beam structure extends transversely across a vehicle. A vehicle floor bracket is disposed below the composite beam. A composite reinforcement has a first portion fixedly engaged to the beam structure and a second portion engaged to the vehicle floor bracket.

An assembly of subassemblies having a mating bond interface for a motor vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a first subassembly of molded composite material and a second subassembly of molded composite material. An adjustable mating interface couples the subassemblies together. The interface includes a groove and a flange disposed on the first subassembly and bonded within the groove. The groove is sized and shaped relative to the size and shape of the flange to allow a bonding position of the flange within the groove to be adjusted during assembly of the subassemblies so that the mating interface is adjustable.