Thin section sidewall assemblies for vans and trailers

A sidewall assembly for a transporting vehicle comprising

• at least one outer flat side sheet having an inner surface extending along a longitudinal axis,
• a plurality of vertical side posts being affixed to said at least one outer side sheet in partial spaced relationship along said inner surface,
• said side posts having a flat inner wall lying in spaced relationship to said inner surface of said at least one side post,
• said side posts further having a pair of bent edge sections being respectively connected to said flat inner wall on opposite vertical sides of said flat inner wall, said bent edge sections projecting toward said at least one sidesheet,
• a plurality of liners respectively extending between adjacent side posts, said plurality of liners having a flat central portion forming a generally flat interior face,
• said hat-shaped section includes a pair of lateral segments integrally joined in perpendicular relationship on opposite vertical sides of said inner wall of said at least one side sheet, and
• said bent edge sections are connected to said flat inner wall by generally edge hat-shaped sections partially including said bent edge sections.

A side wall assembly for a vehicle having an outer wall forming an inner surface comprising

• side post means extending vertically along the outer wall in connected relationship,
• at least a portion of said side post means being spaced from the outer wall,
• said side post means includes opposite edge sections extending toward the outer wall and terminating in spaced relation to the inner surface,
• a plurality of liners having a central wall forming an interior face and having side sections engaging said opposite edge portions of said side post means for securement, and
• a part of said side portions being offset from said central wall.

A sidewall assembly for a transporting vehicle comprising

• at least one outer flat side sheet having an inner surface extending along a longitudinal axis,
• a plurality of vertical side posts being affixed to said at least one outer side sheet in spaced relationship along said inner surface,
• said side posts having a flat inner wall lying in spaced relationship to said inner surface of said at least one side sheet,
• a pair of bent edge sections respectively being connected to said flat inner wall and lying on opposite vertical sides of said flat inner wall, said bent edge sections projecting toward said at least one side sheet and forming a slot between said bent edge section and said at least one side sheet,
• a plurality of plastic liners respectively extending between adjacent side posts, said liners having a flat central portion forming a generally flat interior face,
• said liners having vertical side portions extending on opposite vertical sides of said central portion respectively into said slot for contacting said bent edge sections of said side posts for securement,
• a surface of said flat central portion of said liners confronts said inner surface of said at least one side sheet and lies in spaced relationship to said at least one side sheet,
• said inner wall of said side posts is formed by an intermediate generally hat-shaped section of said side posts,
• said hat-shaped section includes a pair of lateral segments integrally joined in perpendicular relationship on opposite vertical sides of said inner wall of said at least one side sheet,
• said bent edge sections of said side posts are respectively formed by generally edge hat-shaped sections partially including said bent edge sections, and
• said edge hat-shaped sections include a base wall lying in generally flush relationship with said inner surface of said at least one side sheet.