Vehicle with lateral load transferring member attached to frame rail

A vehicle comprising:

• a primary support structure defining a longitudinal axis, and including a frame rail extending along the longitudinal axis and including a forward axial end;
• a load bearing beam attached to the forward axial end of the frame rail, and extending transverse relative to the longitudinal axis and the frame rail;
• a load transferring member having a first axial end attached to an outboard surface of the frame rail, and extending along a centerline of the load transferring member to a second axial end of the load transferring member;
• wherein the centerline of the load transferring member extends between the first axial end and the second axial end of the load transferring member to define a concave curved shape relative to the outboard surface of the frame rail;
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• wherein the load transferring member includes a cross sectional shape perpendicular to the centerline of the load transferring member that increases in area when measured sequentially from the second axial end moving toward the first axial end.

A chassis for a vehicle, the chassis comprising:

• a primary support structure defining a longitudinal axis, and including a first frame rail and a second frame rail laterally offset from each other on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, and each including a forward axial end;
• a load bearing beam attached to the forward axial end of each of the first frame rail and the second frame rail, wherein the load bearing beam is disposed transverse to the longitudinal axis, and extends outboard of the first frame rail relative to the longitudinal axis to a first distal end, and outboard of the second frame rail relative to the longitudinal axis to a second distal end;
• a first load transferring member having a first axial end attached to an outboard surface of the first frame rail, and extending along a centerline of the first load transferring member, toward the load bearing beam, to a second axial end of the first load transferring member, wherein the centerline of the first load transferring member extends between the first axial end and the second axial end of the first load transferring member to define a concave curved shape relative to the outboard surface of the first frame rail;
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• a second load transferring member having a first axial end attached to an outboard surface of the second frame rail, and extending along a centerline of the second load transferring member, toward the load bearing beam, to a second axial end of the second load transferring member, wherein the centerline of the second load transferring member extends between the first axial end and the second axial end of the second load transferring member to define a concave curved shape relative to the outboard surface of the second frame rail.