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US 5,308,115 AGranted
Vehicle frame with overlapped sections
AssigneeA. O. Smith Corporation
InventorsPhillip C. Ruehl, Benjamin E. Coursin
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AssigneeA. O. Smith Corporation
InventorsPhillip C. Ruehl, Benjamin E. Coursin
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A vehicle frame (200) has a rear portion with a rear siderail (204) of hat-shape cross-section, and a front portion with a front siderail (202) of C-shape cross-section received within the hat-shaped rear side-rail. The siderails are attached to each other at a joint (206) and have respective vertical sections (208) and (210) in overlapped contact with each other at the joint and providing a first mounting pad (230) of increased stock thickness. A cross member (226) is attached to the siderails at the joint and has a vertical flange (228) in overlapped contact with a respective vertical section (214) of the rear siderail to provide a second mounting pad (232) of increased stock thickness. A spring hanger (218) is mounted to and extends horizontally between the mounting pads.
A vehicle frame comprising a first portion having a first siderail, a second portion having a second siderail, each of said siderails being a structural component formed separately from the other siderail but attached thereto at a joint, one of said siderails having a hat-shape cross-section, said first and second siderails having respective vertical sections in overlapped contact with each other at said joint, said hat-shape cross-section comprising first and second spaced parallel vertical segments, with one of said first and second segments forming said respective vertical section of one of said siderails, and a third upper horizontal segment spanning said first and second segments, and comprising a spring hanger mounted to and extending between said first and second segments at said overlapped contact of said respective vertical sections of said first and second siderails.
A vehicle frame for supporting the structural components of a vehicle, said frame having a rear spring front hanger and a rear spring rear hanger for supporting a rear spring therebetween, said frame comprising a first portion having a first siderail, a second portion having a second siderail, each of said siderails being a structural component formed separately from the other siderail but attached thereto at a joint, said first and second siderails being open channels having respective vertical sections in overlapped contact with each other at said joint, said rear spring front hanger mounted to said siderails at said joint at said overlapped contact of said respective vertical sections.
A vehicle frame comprising a first portion having a first siderail, a second portion having a second siderail, each of said siderails being a structural component formed separately from the other siderail but attached thereto at a joint, said first and second siderails having respective vertical sections in overlapped contact with each other at said joint, a spring hanger mounted to said siderails at said joint at said overlapped contact of said respective vertical sections, and said spring hanger extends horizontally between first and second vertical mounting pads, said first mounting pad being formed by said respective vertical sections of said first and second siderails in overlapped contact.
A vehicle frame comprising a first portion having a first siderail, a second portion having a second siderail, each of said siderails being a structural component formed separately from the other siderail but attached thereto at a joint, said first and second siderails having respective vertical sections in overlapped contact with each other at said joint, a cross member attached to said first and second siderails at said joint and having a vertical flange in overlapped contact with a second vertical section of said second siderail.
A vehicle frame comprising a first portion having a first siderail, a second portion having a second siderail, each of said siderails being a structural component formed separately from the other siderail but attached thereto at a joint, said first and second siderails having respective vertical sections in overlapped contact with each other at said joint, a cross member attached to said first and second siderails at said joint and having a vertical flange in overlapped contact with a second vertical section of said second siderail, and said overlapped contact of said respective vertical sections of said first and second siderails provides a first mounting pad of increased stock thickness, and said overlapped contact of said vertical flange of said cross member and said second vertical section of said second siderail provides a second mounting pad of increased stock thickness, said first and second mounting pads being horizontally spaced from each other, and comprising a spring hanger mounted to and extending between said first and second mounting pads.
A vehicle frame comprising a first portion having a first siderail, a second portion having a second siderail, each of said siderails being a structural component formed separately from the other siderail but attached thereto at a joint, a cross member attached to said first and second siderails at said joint and having a vertical flange in overlapped contact with a vertical section of at least one of said siderails.
A vehicle frame for supporting the structural components of a vehicle, said frame having a rear spring front hanger and a rear spring rear hanger for supporting a rear spring therebetween, said frame comprising a first portion having a first siderail, a second portion having a second siderail, each of said siderails being a structural component formed separately from the other siderail but attached thereto at a joint, said first and second siderails being open channels having respective vertical sections in contact with each other in said joint, said rear spring front hanger mounted to said siderails at said joint at said contact of said respective vertical sections.
A vehicle frame for supporting the structural components of a vehicle, said frame including a front portion having left and right siderails;
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