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US 2011/0210539 A1Published application
Vehicle frame assembly and method
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMatthew R. Lux, Eric J. Boettcher, Robb L. Augustine, Martyn L. Morrish
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Abstract
A frame assembly for a vehicle includes a subframe, a collar assembly with a collar member and a mounting pin, and a main frame with a saddle. The main frame has a contact side that faces toward the collar assembly and the saddle is located on the contact side. The subframe is connected to the main frame with a bolt that extends from the subframe and into a bore in the mounting pin. The mounting pin is in contact with the saddle.
Claims21
A frame assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a subframe forming a front or rear frame subassembly of the vehicle;
- a main frame extending longitudinally along the vehicle, said main frame having a contact side with a saddle defined therein;
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- a collar assembly for connecting the subframe to the main frame, said collar assembly including a mounting pin that is complementarily received within said saddle of said main frame.
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A vehicle frame assembly, comprising:
- a collar assembly that includes a collar member and a cylindrical shaped mounting pin, the collar member having first and second sides that are connected by a base, and the mounting pin having a proximal end, a free distal end, and a curved face extending therebetween, the proximal end of the mounting pin being connected to the base of the collar member and the distal end of the mounting pin being disposed between the first and second sides of the collar member;
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- a main frame with a contact side that faces toward the collar assembly, the contact side having a saddle that is disposed between first and second connection areas, wherein a portion of the mounting pin is received within the saddle so that the curved face of the mounting pin contacts the saddle of the main frame to improve stiffness between the main frame and the collar assembly, and wherein the first and second connection areas are connected to an outer end of the first and second sides, respectively, of the collar assembly.
A method of assembling a vehicle frame assembly, comprising:
- providing a collar assembly that includes a collar member and a cylindrical shaped mounting pin, the collar member having first and second sides that are connected by a base, and the mounting pin having a proximal end, a free distal end, and a curved face extending therebetween, the proximal end of the mounting pin being connected to the base of the collar member and the distal end of the mounting pin being disposed between the first and second sides of the collar member;
- providing a main frame with a contact side, the contact side having first and second connection areas with a saddle disposed therebetween;
- aligning the curved face of the mounting pin with the saddle of the main frame so that the curved face of the mounting pin engages the saddle of the main frame;
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- connecting an outer end of the first and second sides of the collar assembly to the first and second connection areas, respectively, of the main frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.