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US 4,230,361 AGranted
Vehicle body construction
AssigneeSwiss Aluminium Ltd.
InventorsRoland Nachbur, Dieter Faisst
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved vehicle body construction which comprises a plurality of horizontal and vertical extending extruded sections joined together by means of connecting portions wherein said extruded metal sections and said connecting portions are provided with guiding elements which lie in a plane substantially perpendicular to the wheel axle of the vehicle body.
Claims19
A vehicle body construction for use in a vehicle having at least one wheel axle comprising a plurality of horizontal and vertical extending metal sections connected together, the improvement comprising:
- a first horizontal metal section having a first guide means;
- a second horizontal metal section having a second guide means, said second horizontal metal section being disposed substantially parallel to said first horizontal metal section;
- a first vertical metal section having a third guide means and a forth guide means, said first vertical metal section being disposed substantially perpendicular to and extending between said first and said second horizontal metal sections;
- connecting means for securing said first vertical metal section to said first and said second horizontal metal sections;
- said connecting means including fifth guide means for matingly engaging said first guide means with said third guide means and said second guide means with said fourth guide means.
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