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US 11,447,182 B2Granted
Truck frame
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorJong Min Kim
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Abstract
A truck frame includes: a first side rail including a first web, a first top flange formed on a top end of the first web, and a first bottom flange formed on a bottom end of the first web; a second side rail spaced apart from the first side rail to face the first side rail, and including a second web, a second top flange formed on a top end of the second web, and a second bottom flange formed on a bottom end of the second web; a reinforcing structure connecting the first top flange of the first side rail and the second top flange of the second side rail, and connecting the first bottom flange of the first side rail and the second bottom flange of the second side rail; and a component mounting space defined by the reinforcing structure between the first web of the first side rail and the second web of the second side rail.
Claims11
A truck frame, comprising:
- a first side rail including a first web, a first top flange formed on a top end of the first web, and a first bottom flange formed on a bottom end of the first web;
- a second side rail spaced apart from the first side rail to face the first side rail, and including a second web, a second top flange formed on a top end of the second web, and a second bottom flange formed on a bottom end of the second web;
- a reinforcing structure connecting the first top flange of the first side rail and the second top flange of the second side rail, and connecting the first bottom flange of the first side rail and the second bottom flange of the second side rail;
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- a component mounting space defined by the reinforcing structure between the first web of the first side rail and the second web of the second side rail,
- wherein the reinforcing structure includes:
- a first reinforcing member extending diagonally between the first top flange of the first side rail and the second top flange of the second side rail, and the first reinforcing member having an overlapping portion;
- a second reinforcing member extending diagonally between the first top flange of the first side rail and the second top flange of the second side rail, the second reinforcing member has an overlapping portion;
- wherein the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are connected to cross each other;
- whereiin the overlapping portion of the first reinforcing member is recessed with respect to the overlapping portion of the second reinforcing member so that the overlapping portion of the second reinforcing member is inserted into the overlapping portion of the first reinforcing member;
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- wherein the overlapping portion of the first reinforcing member and the overlapping portion of the second reinforcing member overlap and are coupled to each other.
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A truck frame, comprising:
- a first side rail including a first web, a first top flange formed on a top end of the first web, and a first bottom flange formed on a bottom end of the first web;
- a second side rail spaced apart from the first side rail to face the first side rail, and including a second web, a second top flange formed on a top end of the second web, and a second bottom flange formed on a bottom end of the second web;
- a front reinforcing structure adjacent to front wheels of a truck, connecting the first top flange of the first side rail and the second top flange of the second side rail, and connecting the first bottom flange of the first side rail and the second bottom flange of the second side rail;
- a rear reinforcing structure adjacent to rear wheels of the truck, connecting the first top flange of the first side rail and the second top flange of the second side rail, and connecting the first bottom flange of the first side rail and the second bottom flange of the second side rail;
- a front-side component mounting space defined by the front reinforcing structure between the first web of the first side rail and the second web of the second side rail;
- and
- a rear-side component mounting space defined by the rear reinforcing structure between the first web of the first side rail and the second web of the second side rail;
- wherein the front reinforcing structure includes:
- a first front reinforcing member extending diagonally between the first top flange of the first side rail and the second top flange of the second side rail, and the first front reinforcing member having an overlapping portion;
- a second front reinforcing member extending diagonally between the first top flange of the first side rail and the second top flange of the second side rail, the second front reinforcing member has an overlapping portion;
- wherein the first front reinforcing member and the second front reinforcing member are connected to cross each other,
- wherein the overlapping portion of the first front reinforcing member is recessed with respect to the overlapping portion of the second front reinforcing member so that the overlapping portion of the second front reinforcing member is inserted into the overlapping portion of the first front reinforcing member, and
- wherein the overlapping portion of the first front reinforcing member and the overlapping portion of the second front reinforcing member overlap and are coupled to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.