An underrun protection device for a vehicle comprises a hybrid beam formed of a preform member and a thermoplastic formed onto the preform member, and configured to attach to a vehicle attachment element, the hybrid beam comprises the preform member defines a channel and is configured to couple with the vehicle and extend along a side of the vehicle parallel with a centerline of the vehicle, with an opening of the channel oriented away from the centerline, wherein the channel is defined by an inside surface at least partially facing away from the centerline, and an outside surface at least partially facing the centerline; and a thermoplastic beam formed of the thermoplastic and shaped to conform to the channel of the preform member, the thermoplastic beam at least partially abutting the inside surface of the channel.
Hybrid underrun protection device
2017-12-12
Patent
Electronic Resource
English