Patent ID: 11964697
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A body on frame vehicle comprising:
a left hinge pillar;
a right hinge pillar;
a left front tube extending proximate a left side of the body on frame vehicle above a left front wheel well of the body on frame vehicle, the left front tube terminating in a forward direction of the body on frame vehicle at a left forward end and terminating in a rearward direction of the body on frame vehicle at a left rearward end that is attached to the left hinge pillar;
a right front tube extending proximate a right side of the body on frame vehicle above a right front wheel well of the body on frame vehicle, the right front tube terminating in the forward direction at a right forward end and terminating in the rearward direction at a right rearward end that is attached to the right hinge pillar;
a lower support including a lateral portion, a left riser portion, and a right riser portion, wherein a left end of the lower support extends upward from the lateral portion to form the left riser portion and a right end of the lower support extends upward from the lateral portion to form the right riser portion, wherein the left riser portion is affixed to the left front tube proximate the left forward end and the right riser portion is affixed to the right front tube proximate the right forward end, wherein the left riser portion is connected to the left front tube at a location on the left front tube that is rearward of the lateral portion and the right riser portion is connected to the right front tube at a location on the right front tube that is rearward of the lateral portion;
a left gusset, wherein a forward end of the left gusset defines a left lower slot and a rearward end of the left gusset defines a left upper slot, wherein the left riser portion is received in the left lower slot and the left front tube is received in the left upper slot;
a right gusset, wherein a forward end of the right gusset defines a right lower slot and a rearward end of the right gusset defines a right upper slot, wherein the right riser portion is received in the right lower slot and the right front tube is received in the right upper slot;
a left frame rail, wherein the lateral portion is mounted to a forward end portion of the left frame rail, wherein the left frame rail extends rearward of the left hinge pillar; and
a right frame rail, wherein the lateral portion is mounted to a forward end portion of the right frame rail, wherein the right frame rail extends rearward of the right hinge pillar.