# US 2018/0022388 A1 · Vehicle frame > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0022388 A1 - Document ID: US20180022388A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/444,953 - Filed: 2017-02-28 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-21 - Assignees: Nissan Motor Light Truck Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Nissan Motor Light Truck Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Takemi Nishikawa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180022388A1 ## CPC - B62D 21/152: {Front or rear frames} - B62D 21/02: comprising longitudinally or transversely arranged frame members - B62D 21/06: of X-shaped or fork-shaped construction, i.e. having members which form an X or fork as the frame is seen in plan view - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract A vehicle frame includes: a pair of right and left side frames; plural cross members connecting the pair of right and left side frames; and a pair of right and left push members obliquely extending forward and also toward the outside in the vehicle width direction, from right and left ends of one of the cross members in front of a cabin. The frame further includes: a pair of right and left first diagonal members obliquely extending backward from positions opposing the push members across one cross member to connect the one cross member with an intermediate portion of another cross member behind the one cross member; and a second diagonal member obliquely extending backward in V shape from a position opposing the first diagonal members across the other cross member to connect the other cross member with inner surfaces of the right and left side frames behind it. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle frame comprising: a pair of right and left side frames extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle; a plurality of cross members extending in a vehicle width direction to connect the pair of right and left side frames; a pair of right and left push members which obliquely extend forward and also toward the outside in the vehicle width direction, from right and left ends of one of the cross members that is positioned in front of a cabin, and which have tip ends protruding up to the outside of the side frames in the vehicle width direction; a pair of right and left first diagonal members that obliquely extend backward from positions opposing the push members across the one cross member to connect the one cross member with an intermediate portion of another cross member positioned behind the one cross member; and a second diagonal member obliquely extending backward in a V shape from a position opposing the first diagonal members across the other cross member to connect the other cross member with inner surfaces of the right and left side frames, which are positioned behind the other cross member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle frame according to claim 1, further comprising a connecting member extending in the vehicle width direction to connect intermediate portions of the pair of right and left first diagonal members. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle frame according to claim 1, wherein the side frames have lowered portions on which the cabin is mounted, and the push members, the first diagonal members, and the second diagonal member are disposed at the same height as the lowered portions of the side frames. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle frame according to claim 1, wherein a receiving member is fixed to a tip end of the respective push members such that an inner portion of the receiving member in the vehicle width direction is located on cross section of the respective push members, and an outer portion thereof in the vehicle width direction is located on a plane defined by the vehicle width direction and a vertical direction of the vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle frame according to claim 1, wherein a proximal end of the respective push members is connected to the respective first diagonal members across a lower bracket for oscillatably fixing a proximal end of a lower arm positioned in the front of the vehicle out of lower arms of a suspension. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vehicle frame according to claim 5, wherein the proximal end of the respective push members is cut away into an L shape that extends forward from a corner portion positioned at an outer portion in the vehicle width and further extends to an inner portion in the vehicle width direction, and a spacer is detachably fixed to the L-shaped portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle frame according to claim 1, wherein an intermediate portion of the respective push members is supported by a support plate fixed to an outer surface of the respective side frames.