Patent ID: 8882178

Claim:
A body for a dump truck, said body being configured to be mounted on a frame of the dump truck, the body comprising: a body frame, a bottom wall, front wall, and left and right side walls arranged on the body frame, said bottom wall, front wall and left and right side walls defining a payload section for loading a payload therein, an earth/sand anti-sticking device arranged in a corner part of the payload section to prevent earth or sand, which is to be loaded in the payload section, from sticking in the corner part, the earth/sand anti-sticking device being made of a steel plate that is arranged as a discrete member from the associated ones of the bottom wall, front wall and left and right walls, and a steel member arranged outside and opposite the earth/sand anti-sticking device such that a space is formed between the steel member and the earth/sand anti-sticking device, wherein: the body is provided with at least one rib made of steel and arranged in the space, fixedly secured to the steel member to reinforce the steel member, and arranged extending upright toward the earth/sand anti-sticking device, the steel member is formed of at least one combination of mutually-adjacent plural walls of the bottom wall, front wall and left and right side walls, the plural walls in the combination are brought into contact with each other and welded, the rib is shaped to close the space, and the space is closed by the rib, and the rib is fixedly secured to the respective walls in the combination by welding so as to form a triangular prism shaped hollow part that is configured by the rib, the respective walls in the combination, and the earth/sand anti-sticking device.