A side member of a vehicle chassis structure encompasses a front section 19, two rear sections 22, 25 running on the same side of the vehicle center, and a branching section 1 that connects the front and rear sections 19, 22, 25. The branching section 1 consists of a y-shaped floor part 2 and at least one side wall moulded part 3, 4, 5, which extends along an edge of the floor part 2, and encompasses both a side wall 16 attached to a rising flange 13, 14, 15 of the floor part 2 and a flange 17 angled away from the side wall 16 and attached to a base plate 9 of the floor part 2. The invention is aimed at high load capacity and low weight.
Vehicle chassis structure
04.05.2016
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |