Vehicle with novel frame rails
US6637809B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2206/60
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle has a novel frame structure that comprises two novel frame rails that extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and cross-members that are fixedly engaged between the two novel frame rails. Each of the novel frame rails comprises a web that extends vertically along the length of the frame rail, an upper flange that extends horizontally from an upper end of the web, and a lower flange that extends horizontally from a lower end of the web. Each of the novel frame rails further comprises one or more reinforcing lips, each of which extends vertically from an outer end of either the upper flange or the lower flange.
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