Shell-type frame unit, method for producing a frame unit, and use of a frame unit

US10689054B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• thyssenkrupp AG · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Keutz · Düsseldorf, DE
• Jia-Uei Chan · Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE
• Melanie Borucki · Düsseldorf, DE
• Daniel Nierhoff · Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE
• Matthias Schirmer · Düsseldorf, DE
• Oliver Rott · Düsseldorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 21, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 19, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B21D53/86
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A frame unit for a two-wheeled vehicle may comprise a main frame. The main frame may be formed by a first partial shell and a second partial shell that is joined to the first partial shell. The first partial shell and the second partial shell may be produced from a material comprising steel. The main frame may further comprise an upper tube, a lower tube, a seat tube, and/or a head tube. A rear section may be joined to the main frame and may include a chain stay and/or a seat stay. Further, each of the first and second partial shells may form a lateral half of the main frame, and the first and second partial shells may have a C-shaped cross section. The frame unit avoids the disadvantages of the prior art and offers a high degree of design freedom.