Vehicle support structure with floor impact movement restriction device

A vehicle support structure comprising:

• a vehicle floor including a forward portion and a rearward portion;
• a structural floor member disposed between the forward and rearward portions of the vehicle floor;
• a vehicle suspension member extending beneath the vehicle floor;
• a floor attachment member having a first rigid connecting portion fixedly coupled to the structural floor member;
• and
• a suspension attachment member having a second rigid connecting portion fixedly coupled to the vehicle suspension member,
• the first and second rigid connecting portions being non-releasably interlinked together with a limited range of non-contacting movement between the first and second rigid connecting portions, with one of the first and second rigid connecting portions having a closed looped shape that encircles the other one of the first and second rigid connecting portions.

A vehicle support structure, comprising:

• a vehicle floor including a forward portion and a rearward portion;
• a structural floor member disposed between the forward and rearward portions of the vehicle floor;
• a vehicle suspension member extending beneath the vehicle floor;
• a floor attachment member having a first rigid connecting portion fixedly coupled to the structural floor member;
• and
• a suspension attachment member having a second rigid connecting portion fixedly coupled to the vehicle suspension member,
• the first and second rigid connecting portions being non-releasably interlinked together with a limited range of non-contacting movement between the first and second rigid connecting portions, with one of the first and second rigid connecting portions being an elongated bent bar having a looped shape and the other one of the first and second rigid connecting portions being configured to encircle the elongated bent bar.

A vehicle floor impact movement restriction device comprising:

• a first mounting portion configured and arranged to be fixedly attached to one of a vehicle suspension member of a vehicle and a structural floor member of the vehicle;
• a first rigid connecting portion having a curved shaped section extending from the first mounting portion;
• a second mounting portion configured and arranged to be fixedly attached to the other of the vehicle suspension member and the structural floor member;
• and
• a second rigid connecting portion extending from the second mounting portion, the second rigid connecting portion having a bent shape interlinked with the curved shaped section of the first rigid connecting portion, the first and second rigid connecting portions being non-releasably interlinked together with a limited range of non-contacting movement between the first and second rigid connection portions.