Vehicle frame side sill joints
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsEric Boettcher, Robb Augustine
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Abstract
A vehicle frame assembly, system and method includes a vehicle frame assembly having a variable length longitudinal frame component. The longitudinal frame component is formed at a first length when used on a first vehicle type and formed at a second length when used on a second vehicle type.
Claims21
In a vehicle frame assembly having a front frame assembly comprised of a front frame cross member and front frame side members extending rearwardly from the front frame cross member, and a floor frame assembly comprised of side sill members connected at forward end portions to the front frame side members and a plurality of cross members extending between the side sill members, a frame joint between a first front frame side member of the front frame side members and a first side sill member of the side sill members comprising:
- an upper wall of said first front frame side member overlapping an upper wall of said first side sill member along a region where said first front frame side member mates with said first side sill member;
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- a lower wall of said first front frame side member overlapping a lower wall of said first side sill member along said region.
In a vehicle frame assembly having a rear frame assembly comprised of at least one rear frame cross brace and rear frame side members extending forwardly from the at least one rear frame cross brace, and a floor frame assembly comprised of side sill members connected at rearward end portions to said rear frame side members and a plurality of cross members extending between the side sill members, a frame joint between a first rear frame side member of the rear frame side members and a first side sill member of the side sill members comprising:
- an upper wall of said first rear frame side member overlapping an upper wall of said first side sill member along a region where said first rear frame side member mates with said first side sill member;
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- a lower wall of said first rear frame side member overlapping a lower wall of said first side sill member along said region.
A vehicle frame joint, comprising:
- a side sill member of a floor frame assembly;
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- a forward or rearward frame side member angularly oriented relative to said side sill member and connected to said side sill member to transfer load forces thereto, said frame side member having an upper wall overlapping an upper wall of said side sill member along a region where said frame side member mates with said side sill member and a lower wall overlapping a lower wall of said side sill member along said region.
In a vehicle frame assembly having a floor frame assembly comprised of side sill members and a plurality of cross members extending between the side sill members, a frame joint between a first cross member of the plurality of cross members and a first side sill member of the side sill members comprising:
- an upper wall of said first cross member overlapping an upper wall of said first side sill member along a region where said first cross member mates with said first side sill member;
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- a lower wall of said first cross member overlapping a lower wall of said first side sill member along said region.
A vehicle frame joint, comprising:
- a side sill member of a floor frame assembly;
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- a connecting frame member having an upper wall overlapping an upper wall of said side sill member along a region where said connecting frame member mates with said side sill member and a lower wall overlapping a lower wall of said side sill member along said region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.