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US 11,597,443 B2Granted
Vehicle frame structural member assembly and method
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorEric J. Boettcher
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Abstract
A vehicle frame structural member assembly method includes an elongated frame member and a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is complementarily arranged adjacent the elongated frame member.
Claims17
An internal reinforcement comprising:
- an elongate body including a base positioned opposite a crown, the base formed by a lower wall positionable along a lower leg of a concave frame structure, and the crown formed by an upper wall positionable along an upper leg of the concave frame structure;
- a compressive member extending along the base, the compressive member includes a first wall with a surface positionable along the lower leg of the concave frame structure;
- wherein the elongate body includes a first side positioned opposite a second side, and further comprising a drainage tube separate from the elongate body and secured to an attachment structure provided along the second side of the elongate body.
A vehicle frame structural member assembly comprising:
- an elongated structural member defining a concave frame comprising:
- a concave frame member including a body with a first leg and a second leg extending therefrom;
- an inner frame member extending from the first leg to the second leg, the concave frame member and the inner frame member defining a hollow chamber therein;
- a reinforcement positioned in the hollow chamber of the structural member and comprising:
- an elongate body including a base positioned opposite a crown;
- a shelf extending along the crown, the shelf includes a surface adhered to the first leg of the concave frame member;
- a compressive member extending along the base, the compressive member includes a first wall with a surface adhered to the second leg of the concave frame member;
- and
- a drainage tube attached to the base of the elongate body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.