Side load transfer device for a body on frame vehicle

US10392053B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

• Jungryoung Kim · Rochester Hills, US
• Huai-yang Chiang · Troy, US
• Hari Prasada Reddy Lingala · Chesterfield Township, US
• Terry A. Swartzell · Ann Arbor, US
• Jayavardhan Tallapragada · Royal Oak, US
• Warren J. Parsons · Waterford Township, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 24, 2017
• Grant date: Aug 27, 2019
• Expiry date: Dec 2, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D25/2036
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes a frame system having a frame rail that extends along and is laterally offset from a longitudinal axis. A body is mounted to the frame system, and includes a rocker panel that extends along the longitudinal axis, and is disposed outboard of the first frame rail. A side load transfer device is positioned between the frame rail and the rocker panel. The side load transfer device is attached to one of the frame rail or the body. The side load transfer device is operable to transfer an applied load from the rocker panel to the frame rail. The applied load being applied to the rocker panel in an inboard direction transverse to the longitudinal axis.