Patent ID: 7862085
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle chassis frame comprising: a first lower rail; a second lower rail being spaced horizontally from the first lower rail; a first upper rail being vertically spaced from the first and second lower rails; and a second upper rail being vertically spaced from the first and second lower rails and being horizontally spaced from the first upper rail; at least one lower cross member interconnecting the first and second lower rails; at least one upper cross member interconnecting the first and second upper rails; and a shear web interconnecting the first lower rail and the first upper rail; wherein said shear web is a single piece of formed sheet metal; wherein the first lower rail defines a first cavity characterized by a first opening; wherein the first upper rail defines a second cavity characterized by a second opening; wherein the shear web has first, second, and third segments; wherein the first segment of the shear web is connected to the first upper rail such that the first segment extends substantially horizontally across the second opening; wherein the third segment of the shear web is connected to the first lower rail such the third segment extends substantially horizontally across the first opening; and wherein the second segment interconnects the first and third segments.