An extruded aluminium section insert (18), for use as a vehicle jacking point, comprises an inside wall (25) spaced apart from an outside wall (27) and adapted to abut internal side walls of a vehicle sill box structure (10). It has a floor wall(28a,-b) and a ceiling wall (34a, -b, -c), each spanning the gap between the side walls and connecting thereto. One or more reinforcing fillet walls (30,32) interconnect either the floor (28a, -b) and ceiling walls (34a, -b, -c), between the inside and outside walls, or vice versa. A depending flange (20) from the floor wall, on the underneath, opposite side thereof from the inside and outside walls and ceiling wall, provides the jacking point. The depending flange is adapted to be engaged by a jack and transmit vehicle weight loads through the floor wall, into the inside, outside and ceiling walls and to the side walls of the sill when connected thereto. Said adaptation comprises sufficient strength for the intended load and means (22) to positively engage with the jack to prevent slippage of the jack in a transverse direction with respect to the floor wall. A vehicle comprising said insert is described, comprising a box structure sill on each side of the vehicle between front and rear wheels. The sill is reinforced by the section disposed within the sill, the depending flange extending through a slot in a floor wall of the sill, whereby the flange provides at least one jacking point on either side of the vehicle.


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    Title :

    Vehicle jacking point and reinforcing insert


    Contributors:
    LAKIC ALEX (author) / MAHER MARK (author)

    Publication date :

    2015-07-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen



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