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US 12,208,775 B2Granted
Vehicles including an integrated lift bracket
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsRobert C. Day, Joshua L. Walsh
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Abstract
A vehicle lift assembly includes a vehicle frame, and a lift bracket mounted to the vehicle frame. The lift bracket includes an outboard facing surface defining a lift arm-receiving opening. The vehicle lift assembly further includes a stopper positioned inboard of the lift arm-receiving opening.
Claims9
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- a lift bracket mounted to the vehicle frame, the lift bracket comprising:
- an outboard facing surface defining a lift arm-receiving opening, wherein the outboard facing surface is directed away from a center of the vehicle in a vehicle lateral or longitudinal direction;
- and
- an upper protruding lip positioned above the lift arm-receiving opening in a vehicle vertical direction, wherein the upper protruding lip juts out from a plane of the outboard facing surface;
- and
- a stopper positioned inboard of the lift arm-receiving opening.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- and
- a lift bracket mounted to the vehicle frame, the lift bracket comprising an outboard facing surface and an extending portion that extends from the outboard facing surface beneath the vehicle frame in a vehicle inboard direction, the extending portion defining a lift arm-receiving opening;
- wherein the vehicle frame comprises a lateral cross rail and a longitudinal side rail that form a junction therebetween, and
- the extending portion of the lift bracket spans the junction between the lateral cross rail and the longitudinal side rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.