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.
Claims17
A subframe assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a pair of arm members;
- and
- a corner member coupled to each arm member of the pair of arm members, 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 the shelf structure comprises one or more prismatic structures protruding upward 25-35 mm from a top surface of an associated arm member of the pair of arm members.
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, wherein the shelf structure comprises one or more prismatic structures protruding upward 25-35 mm from a top surface of an associated arm member of the subframe assembly to which the corner member is attached in use.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a propulsion device;
- mounts coupled to the propulsion device;
- and
- a subframe assembly, comprising:
- a pair of extruded arm members;
- and
- an extruded corner member coupled to each arm member of the pair of extruded arm members, 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.