Patent ID: 7404594
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle support structure comprising: a vehicle floor having a forward portion and a rearward portion; a structural floor member fixedly coupled to the vehicle floor and extending in a lateral direction and disposed between the forward portion and the rearward portion to provide structural reinforcement to the vehicle floor; a vehicle suspension having a vehicle suspension member that extends beneath the vehicle floor in the lateral direction and supports the vehicle floor; a floor attachment member including a floor mounting portion fixedly attached to the structural floor member and a first connecting portion rigidly coupled to the floor mounting portion; and a suspension attachment member including a suspension mounting portion fixedly attached to the vehicle suspension member and a second connecting portion rigidly coupled to the suspension mounting portion, the first and second connecting portions being interlinked together with a limited range of non-contacting movement between the first and second connecting portions.