Body frame connection member, and body frame structure
AssigneeHino Motors, Ltd.
InventorKenzo Suzuki
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Abstract
A body frame connection member connects a first side frame portion and a second side frame portion which constitute each side frame. The body frame connection member is provided with a mount surface, an opposite-side surface, and a reinforcing rib. The mount surface is configured such that a loading platform can be mounted thereon, and includes an outer-side edge. The opposite-side surface is facing the opposite side from the mount surface, and is a recessed surface recessed toward the mount surface. The reinforcing rib extends upward from the outer-side edge of the mount surface.
Claims5
A vehicle body frame connection member arranged on each of two side frames that are parallel to each other, wherein the vehicle body frame connection member connects a first side frame portion and a second side frame portion of each side frame in a direction in which the side frame extends, the vehicle body frame connection member of each side frame includes an inner portion facing toward the other side frame and an outer portion facing away from the other side frame, the vehicle body frame connection member comprising:
- a setting surface formed so that a cargo bed is set thereon, wherein the setting surface includes an outer edge corresponding to the outer portion;
- an opposite surface facing an opposite side of the setting surface, wherein the opposite surface is a recessed surface recessed toward the setting surface;
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- a reinforcement rib projecting from the outer edge of the setting surface.
A vehicle body frame structure comprising:
- two side frames that are parallel to each other, wherein each side frame includes a first side frame portion and a second side frame portion;
- a vehicle body frame connection member that connects the first side frame portion and the second side frame portion in a direction in which the side frame extends, wherein the vehicle body frame connection member of each side frame includes an inner portion facing toward the other side frame and an outer portion facing away from the other side frame, the vehicle body frame connection member including
- a setting surface formed so that a cargo bed is set thereon, wherein the setting surface includes an outer edge corresponding to the outer portion,
- an opposite surface facing an opposite side of the setting surface, wherein the opposite surface is a recessed surface recessed toward the setting surface, and
- a reinforcement rib projecting from the outer edge of the setting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.