Patent ID: 11958533
Assignee: SHAPE CORP.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A side frame assembly for a vehicle, the side frame assembly comprising:
a rocker structure having a first metal sheet extending along a length of the rocker structure; and
an inboard stiffening beam disposed along an inboard-facing surface the rocker structure, the inboard stiffening beam comprising a second metal sheet extending at least partially along the length of the rocker structure,
wherein the second metal sheet is formed to define a tubular shape with a planar wall bordering the tubular shape,
wherein the planar wall of the inboard stiffening beam defines a lateral impact load path that extends from an outer side wall of the rocker structure to an inner side wall of the inboard stiffening beam along the planar wall of the tubular shape, and
wherein the second metal sheet includes longitudinal bends that form a multi-tubular shape.