Vehicle underbody structure
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsTofiqul Islam, Behrooz Shahidi, Lawrence Walczak, Andre Thompson, John Michael McGuckin
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Abstract
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle has an underbody that includes a floor panel, a pair of laterally spaced side members affixed to opposing lateral side portions of the floor panel, a plurality of cross members affixed to and spanning the pair of side members, a longitudinal member affixed to and spanning two adjacent cross members, and a mounting element affixed to the longitudinal member. The longitudinal member is configured to transfer a load from the mounting element to the adjacent cross members.
Claims20
A vehicle underbody comprising:
- a floor panel;
- a pair of laterally spaced side members affixed to opposing ends of the floor panel;
- a plurality of cross members affixed to each of and spanning the pair of side members;
- a longitudinal member affixed to and spanning two adjacent cross members;
- and
- a mounting element affixed to the longitudinal member, wherein the longitudinal member transfers a load from the mounting element to the adjacent cross members.
A vehicle comprising:
- a floor panel;
- a pair of laterally spaced side members affixed to opposing ends of the floor panel;
- first and second cross members affixed to each of and spanning the side members;
- a longitudinal member affixed to and spanning the cross members;
- and
- a mounting element affixed to the longitudinal member, wherein the longitudinal member transfers a load from the mounting element to the cross members.
A vehicle underbody comprising:
- a floor panel;
- a pair of laterally spaced side members affixed to opposing ends of the floor panel;
- a first cross member, affixed to each of and spanning the side members, and defining a first laterally extending closed cross section;
- a second cross member, affixed to each of and spanning the side members, and defining a second laterally extending closed cross section;
- a longitudinal member affixed to and spanning the cross members;
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- a seat mount affixed to the longitudinal member, wherein the longitudinal member transfers a load from seat mount to the cross members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.