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US 2026/0061817 A1Published application
Vehicle frame structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKatsunori HIGASHIHARA
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Abstract
The bracket connects the side member and the cross member. The side member is an aluminum-made square tubular member. The cross member is an iron-made square tubular member. The bracket includes an abutment wall and a pair of clamping flanges. The abutment wall abuts on the tubular end portion at the end of the cross member in the vehicle width direction. The clamping flanges extend from the abutment wall to the outer side in the vehicle width direction to clamp the side member in the vertical direction.
Claims4
A vehicle frame structure comprising:
- a side member extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and disposed at an end portion in a vehicle width direction;
- a cross member extending in the vehicle width direction;
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- a bracket configured to connect the side member and the cross member, wherein:
- the side member is a square tubular member made of aluminum;
- the cross member is a square tubular member made of iron;
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- the bracket includes
- an abutment wall abutting on a tubular end portion at an end of the cross member in the vehicle width direction, and
- a pair of clamping flanges configured to clamp the side member in an up-down direction, the clamping flanges extending from the abutment wall toward an outer side in the vehicle width direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.