Patent ID: 6533059
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B60K,B62D

Abstract:
A transmission cross member for accommodating a dual exhaust system and replacing an existing transmission cross member accommodating a single exhaust system of a vehicle, wherein the dual exhaust system has head pipes, wherein the vehicle has a chassis, and wherein the chassis of the vehicle has a pair of rails, a driver side, and a passenger side, said transmission cross member comprising:a) a center portion; b) a pair of intermediate portions; and c) a pair of outer portions; wherein said center portion is for mounting the transmission; wherein said pair of intermediate portions extend from said center portion; wherein said pair of intermediate portions are for straddling the tail piece of the transmission; wherein said pair of intermediate portions are for accommodating the dual exhaust system; wherein said pair of outer portions extend from said pair of intermediate portions, respectively; and wherein said pair of outer portions are for attaching to the pair of rails of the chassis of the vehicle; wherein said center portion is straight; wherein said center portion is slender; wherein said center portion is elongated; wherein said center portion is square-shaped in lateral cross section so as form a box member; wherein said center portion is horizontally-oriented; wherein said center portion has an uppermost surface; wherein said uppermost surface of said center portion is for mounting the transmission; wherein said center portion has a pair of ends; wherein said center portion has a height; wherein said center portion has a lowermost surface. wherein each intermediate portion is for accommodating a respective head pipe of the dual exhaust system; wherein each intermediate portion is inverted U-shaped; wherein each intermediate portion has a pair of upright parts; wherein said pair of upright parts of each intermediate portion are vertically-oriented; wherein said pair of upright parts of each intermediate portion have lowermost ends; wherein each intermediate portion has a transverse part; wherein said transverse part of each intermediate portion is horizontally-oriented; and wherein said transverse part of each intermediate portion extends across an associated pair of upright parts.