Subframe assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorJohan Eklund
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Abstract
A subframe assembly adapted to receive and secure an engine or motor in a vehicle, the subframe assembly including: a crossmember; an arm member coupled to each end of the crossmember; and a corner member coupled to each arm member adjacent to a corresponding intersection with the crossmember, wherein each corner member includes an upwardly protruding shelf structure defining a plurality of threaded holes adapted to receive a plurality of attachment bolts for securing a corresponding engine mount or motor mount to the subframe assembly. Each corner member includes a horizontal arm disposed along an upper surface of the corresponding arm member and a vertical arm disposed along an outboard surface of the corresponding arm member, wherein the horizontal arm includes the upwardly protruding shelf structure.
Claims18
A subframe assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a crossmember;
- an arm member coupled to each end of the crossmember;
- and
- a corner member coupled to each arm member adjacent to a corresponding intersection with the crossmember, wherein each corner member comprises an upwardly protruding shelf structure defining a threaded hole adapted to receive an attachment bolt for securing a corresponding mount to the subframe assembly;
- wherein each corner member comprises a horizontal arm disposed along an upper surface of the corresponding arm member and a vertical arm disposed along an outboard surface of the corresponding arm member, and wherein the horizontal arm comprises the upwardly protruding shelf structure defining the threaded hole.
A corner member for a subframe assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- an upwardly protruding shelf structure defining a threaded hole adapted to receive an attachment bolt for securing a corresponding mount to the subframe assembly;
- and
- a horizontal arm adapted to be disposed along an upper surface of a corresponding arm member of the subframe assembly and a vertical arm adapted to be disposed along an outboard surface of the corresponding arm member of the subframe assembly, wherein the horizontal arm comprises the upwardly protruding shelf structure defining the threaded hole.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a propulsion device;
- mounts coupled to the propulsion device;
- and
- a subframe assembly, comprising:
- a crossmember;
- an extruded arm member coupled to each end of the crossmember;
- and
- an extruded corner member coupled to each arm member adjacent to a corresponding intersection with the crossmember, wherein each corner member comprises a horizontal arm disposed along an upper surface of the corresponding arm member and a vertical arm disposed along an outboard surface of the corresponding arm member, wherein the horizontal arm comprises an upwardly protruding shelf structure defining a threaded hole adapted to receive an attachment bolt for securing a corresponding mount to the subframe assembly, and wherein each corner member comprises a horizontal planar member coupled to the corresponding vertical arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.