Vehicle underbelly structure
AssigneeAmeri-Kart Corp.
InventorsAnandh Raj Marimuthu, Joshua A. Parks, Jeremy R. Delcamp
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Abstract
A panel has a first edge portion defining a first end of the panel, and a second edge portion defining a second end of the panel. The length of the panel is predetermined for the panel to reach across a vehicle chassis frame in an installed position in which the first edge portion rests on a side beam and the second edge portion rests on an opposite side beam. The panel further has a longitudinal rib. A first end of the rib is located adjacent to, and inboard of, the first edge portion. A second end of the rib is located adjacent to, and inboard of, the second edge portion.
Claims32
An apparatus for use with a vehicle chassis frame including first and second side beams spaced apart across the frame, the apparatus comprising:
- a panel having a first edge portion defining a first end of the panel, a second edge portion defining a second end of the panel, and a length that is predetermined for the panel to reach across the frame in an installed position in which the first edge portion rests on the first side beam and the second edge portion rests on the second side beam;
- wherein the panel further has a longitudinal rib, the rib has a first end adjacent to and inboard of the first edge portion, and the rib further has a second end adjacent to and inboard of the second edge portion.
An apparatus for use with a vehicle chassis frame including first and second side beams spaced apart across the frame, the apparatus comprising:
- a panel having a first edge portion defining a first end of the panel, a second edge portion defining a second end of the panel, and a length that is predetermined for the panel to reach across the frame in an installed position in which the first edge portion rests on the first side beam and the second edge portion rests on the second side beam;
- wherein the panel further has a plurality of longitudinal ribs, wherein each rib has a first end adjacent to and inboard of the first edge portion, and each rib further has a second end adjacent to and inboard of the second edge portion;
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- the panel has a major portion with first longitudinal sections and second longitudinal sections interposed transversely between the first longitudinal sections, each of the first longitudinal sections includes one or more of the ribs, and each of the second longitudinal sections has stiffeners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.