Analysis on Durability Performance of Spot Welding by the Status of Over-Slam Bumper in Hood System

후드 오버슬램범퍼 조립 상태에 따른 점용접의 내구성능 영향 분석

  • Lee, Hyuk (Hyundai Motor Company, Environmental Durability Development Team)
  • 이혁 (현대자동차 환경내구개발팀)
  • Received : 2017.05.29
  • Accepted : 2017.09.12
  • Published : 2017.12.25

Abstract

Purpose: Recently, Issues on security for vehicles are getting increased all around the world. Especially, hood panel needs to be thinner for the protection of pedestrians. But thinner panel makes durability get worse. So, it is needed to satisfy both of them. Methods: Durability effectiveness will be studied because properties and assembly allowance of over-slam bumper mostly affects durability of hood panel. Overlap of over-slam bumper can be made in production line and it can affect durability of spot welding in hood inner panel. Daguchi method is used to catch the condition in which load gets smaller and location, hardness and quantity of overlap are selected to be factors. Durability effectiveness is analyzed with the factors. Result: the mechanism that affects on spot welding is identified. The test was conducted in both open/close and driving condition and the relation between both conditions is analyzed. Conclusion: The test contributed to durability of hood panel with optimization of over-slam bumper.

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