Vehicle structure

A vehicle structure comprising:

• a vehicle frame having a first side member, a second side member and a cross-member, the first side member and the second side member extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the cross-member extending in a vehicle lateral direction from the first side member to the second side member, a first end of the cross-member being fixedly attached to the first side member and a second end of the cross-member being fixedly attached to the second side member;
• an off-center impact reinforcement structure having portion thereof located outboard of one of the first side member or the second side member;
• and
• a beam having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to one of the first side member or the second side member at a location spaced apart from the cross-member and the second end being connected to the cross-member at a location spaced apart from both the first side member and the second side member such that the beam is angularly offset from the cross-member with an angle of between 35 and 60 degrees defined between the cross-member and the beam, and wherein
• the first end of the beam is connected to the one of the first side member and the second side member by an attachment bracket such that the first end of the beam is spaced apart from the one of the first side member and the second side member with a gap being defined between the first end of the beam and the one of the first side member and the second side member.

A vehicle structure comprising:

• a vehicle frame having a first side member, a second side member and a cross-member, the first side member and the second side member extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the cross-member extending in a vehicle lateral direction from the first side member to the second side member, a first end of the cross-member being fixedly attached to the first side member and a second end of the cross-member being fixedly attached to the second side member;
• a first beam having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to one of the first side member or the second side member at a location spaced apart from the cross-member and the second end being connected to the cross-member at a location spaced apart from both the first side member and the second side member such that the beam is angularly offset from the cross-member with an angle of between 35 and 60 degrees defined between the cross-member and the beam;
• and
• a second beam having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the other of the first side member or the second side member at a location spaced apart from the cross-member and the second end being connected to the cross-member at a location spaced apart from both the first side member and the second side member such that the second beam is angularly offset from the cross-member with an angle of between 35 and 60 degrees defined between the cross-member and the beam, and wherein
• the second end of the first beam and the second end of the second beam are supported to a mid-portion of the cross-member via a first attachment bracket such that the second end of the first beam is spaced apart from the mid-portion of the cross-member with a first gap being defined between the second end of the first beam and the mid-portion of the cross-member and the second end of the second beam is spaced apart from the mid-portion of the cross-member and the second end of the first beam with a second gap being defined between the second end of the second beam and the second end of the first beam.