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US 7,694,769 B2Granted
Vehicular frame assemblies and vehicles having support bracket
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorJeremy T. McGuire
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Abstract
A vehicular frame assembly includes a mainframe, a support bracket, and a subframe. The support bracket is coupled with the mainframe. The subframe is coupled with the support bracket such that the subframe is stationary with respect to the mainframe. The support bracket is configured for pivotal attachment to a suspension element. Vehicles including a frame assembly having a support bracket are also provided.
Claims17
A vehicle comprising:
- a mainframe;
- a first support bracket coupled with the mainframe and defining an interior space;
- a subframe coupled with the first support bracket, at least a portion of the subframe being provided into the interior space defined by the first support bracket;
- and
- a suspension assembly coupled with the first support bracket and the subframe;
- wherein the subframe is stationary with respect to the mainframe and the suspension assembly is pivotal with respect to the mainframe.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a mainframe intersected by an imaginary plane such that the mainframe is bisected into left and right sides;
- a right c-channel coupled with the mainframe and defining a first groove, the right c-channel being disposed entirely upon a right side of the imaginary plane;
- a left c-channel coupled with the mainframe and defining a second groove, the left c-channel being disposed entirely upon a left side of the imaginary plane;
- a subframe coupled with each of the right c-channel and the left c-channel such that the subframe is stationary with respect to the mainframe, at least a portion of the subframe being provided into at least one of the first and second grooves;
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- a suspension assembly coupled with each of the right c-channel, and the left c-channels and the subframe such that the suspension assembly is pivotal with respect to the mainframe.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a mainframe intersected by an imaginary plane such that the mainframe is bisected into left and right sides;
- a right c-channel coupled with the mainframe and disposed entirely upon a right side of the imaginary plane;
- a left c-channel coupled with the mainframe and disposed entirely upon a left side of the imaginary plane;
- a subframe coupled with each of the right c-channel and the left c-channel such that the subframe is stationary with respect to the mainframe, the subframe comprising first and second upper longitudinally extending subframe elements and first and second lower longitudinally extending subframe elements, the first upper subframe element and the first lower subframe element each being coupled with the right c-channel, and the second upper subframe element and the second lower subframe element each being coupled with the left c-channel;
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- a suspension assembly coupled with each of the right c-channel and the left c-channel such that the suspension assembly is pivotal with respect to the mainframe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.