Fabricated load support structural member
US4386792A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D21/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle frame has two longitudinal side members and a plurality of cross members. The front portion of the side member has an integrally stamped portion which includes an integrally formed spring tower and an aperture adapted to receive a brake fluid hose leading to a wheel assembly. A mid-section of the side members includes a fabrication of upper and lower plate members with an interconnecting web section therebetween. A rear portion of the frame includes the side member formed from two C-channel portions with an aperture therethrough and a cross member passing through the apertures with a bracket integrally formed at each end of the cross member for connection with a wheel assembly of the vehicle.
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