Patent ID: 7393015

Claim:
An apparatus for stiffening a vehicle body in a position where a vehicle sub-frame attaches to the vehicle body comprising: a vehicle frame having an upper part of the frame attached to a lower part of the frame; a sub-frame mounting bracket; a mounting pin having a top, generally middle section, and bottom, the mounting pin for use in rigidly securing the frame to the sub-frame mounting bracket; and a shear bulkhead configured between the top of the frame and the bottom of the sub-frame mounting bracket, the shear bulkhead including a channel for receiving said mounting pin, wherein the mounting pin is welded to the upper part of the frame and the sub-frame mounting bracket, and wherein the mounting pin is welded at its generally middle section to the shear bulkhead providing in combination with the other welds, overall stiffness within the frame and mounting bracket.