Wheelhouse inner bracket for automotive vehicles
US7841652B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D25/2027
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wheelhouse reinforcement bracket provides increased torsional rigidity for the rear wheelhouses of an automotive vehicle. The wheelhouse bracket is positioned in alignment with the location on the vehicle body where the shock absorber is located, and in alignment with the rear suspension cross frame member to create a structural ring formed by the wheelhouse bracket, the C-pillar and the rear suspension cross frame member. The wheelhouse bracket is formed with a mounting flange positionable within the inside of the U-shaped rear side frame rail to facilitate welding thereto instead of being welded to the top of the underbody floor structure. The mounting flange has a first portion configured to be mated against a first generally vertically extending wall of the rear side frame rail and a second portion configured to be mated against a generally horizontally extending wall of the rear side frame rail.
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