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

Claim 18:
19. A side frame assembly for a vehicle, the side frame assembly comprising:
a rocker structure comprising an inner sill having an upper wall, a lower wall, and an inner wall together extending along a length of the rocker structure, the inner sill comprising a first metal sheet that has longitudinal bends along a length of the rocker structure separating the upper wall, the lower wall, and the inner wall of the inner sill; and
an inboard stiffening beam disposed along an inboard-facing surface of the inner wall of the inner sill, the inboard stiffening beam comprising a second metal sheet formed to define two enclosed tubular shapes along a length of the inboard stiffening beam, and at least one of the two enclosed tubular shapes having at least one planar lower wall,
wherein a planar extent of the planar lower wall intersects the inner wall of the inner sill to form a lateral load path from the rocker structure to the inboard stiffening beam.