Outrigger having increased stiffness
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsJacob M. Kemppainen, Scott B. Smith
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Abstract
An outrigger coupled to a cab frame. The outrigger including a base wall, a first side wall, an opposite second side wall, a reinforcement flange, and a reinforcement bracket. The first side wall and the opposite second side wall extend from the base wall. Each of the first side wall and the second side wall include an interior edge, an opposite exterior edge, and an inner surface. The reinforcement flange extends along the exterior edge of the first side wall, the second edge, and the exterior edge of the second side wall. The reinforcement bracket is coupled to the interior edge of the first side wall and the interior edge of the second side wall.
Claims20
An outrigger comprising:
- a base wall having a first edge and an opposite second edge;
- a first side wall and an opposite second side wall, each side wall extending from the base wall and each side wall comprising an interior edge, an opposite exterior edge, and an inner surface;
- a reinforcement flange extending along the exterior edges of the first side wall and the second side wall and the second edge;
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- a reinforcement bracket directly coupled to the interior edges of the first side wall and the second side wall.
An outrigger comprising:
- a base wall having a first edge and an opposite second edge;
- a first side wall and an opposite second side wall, each side wall extending from the base wall and each side wall comprising an interior edge, an opposite exterior edge, and an inner surface;
- a reinforcement flange extending along the exterior edges of the first side wall and the second side wall and the second edge;
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- a reinforcement bracket coupled to the interior edges of the first side wall and the second side wall,
- wherein the outrigger is a rear cab mount frame outrigger and is coupled to a vehicle frame member, and
- wherein the first edge is proximate to an opening of the vehicle frame member.
An outrigger comprising:
- a base wall having a first edge and an opposite second edge;
- a first side wall and an opposite second side wall, each side wall extending from the base wall and each side wall comprising an interior edge, an opposite exterior edge, and an inner surface;
- a reinforcement flange extending along the exterior edges of the first side wall and the second side wall and the second edge;
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- a reinforcement bracket coupled to the interior edges of the first side wall and the second side wall,
- wherein the first side wall defines a first aperture and the second side wall defines a second aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.