Patent ID: 11858322
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A frame structure of a vehicle comprising:
a first member composed of a metal plate; and
a second member composed of a metal plate having a thickness thinner than that of the first member, the second member integrally connected to the first member by welding,
wherein a connection portion between the first member and the second member has an inclined surface, which is configured to obliquely connect an upper surface of the first member and an upper surface of the second member such that the upper surface of the second member is positioned to be lowered than the upper surface of the first member in a gradual manner,
wherein the first member and the second member have bottom surfaces, respectively, leveled to each other,
wherein the frame structure further includes a panel member configured to be attached to the bottom surface of the first member and the bottom surface of the second member, and
wherein the panel member and the connection portion are spaced apart from each other and the first member and the second member are spaced apart from each other, such that a paint is disposed in a space between the first member, the second member, and the panel member.