Vehicle chassis frame side rail of improved cross section
US8857894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F7/125
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle, notably a motor vehicle, chassis frame side rail made up of two section pieces of U-shaped cross section, welded together by longitudinal connecting tabs juxtaposed contiguously and more or less perpendicularly extending the ends of the branches of the U, in which each section piece has, between each of the tabs and the branches of the U that it extends, a joining area that forms two separate longitudinal plastic hinges that deform if the side rail is deformed by longitudinal compression so as to keep the welded joint between the tabs intact.
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