Patent ID: 9637171
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B23K,B62D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A frame rail for a vehicle, comprising: a first elongated structural member having a first width defined between opposite edges thereof, and having first lateral surfaces along each of said opposite edges, said first lateral surfaces extending along at least a portion of a length of the first elongated structural member; a second elongated structural member having a second width defined between opposite edges thereof, and having second lateral surfaces along each of said opposite edges, said second lateral surfaces extending along at least a portion of a length of the second elongated structural member; and, first and second metallic web panels which are spaced from one another and are interconnected with the first and second elongated structural members so as to form a box beam structure, each one of the first and second metallic web panels being substantially planar, wherein a material thickness of at least a major portion of each one of the first and second metallic web panels is substantially less than a material thickness of at least a major portion of each one of the first and second elongated structural members.