VEHICLE FRAME STRUCTURE

Abstract: a first part of a side frame as a vehicle frame structure includes: a pair of opposed wall portions extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body; a coupling wall portion extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and coupling the pair of opposed wall portions to each other; a straight rib and a v-shaped rib as a plurality of bridging ribs formed so as to couple the pair of opposed wall portions to the coupling wall portion; and a fragile portion formed on the opposed wall portions and/or the coupling wall portion. the fragile portion is formed to be located between two adjacent ones of the bridging ribs in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.

Inventor(s): Tomohide SEKIGUCHI, Tadashi NAITO, Kenichiro FUKAGAWA, Kanji FUJII

CPC Classification: B62D25/085 (MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements ; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion ; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing ; connections between vehicles of a train or the like ; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles ; suspension arrangements ; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices ; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use ; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards ; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles ; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles ; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for ; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects ; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general ; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for ; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, ; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof ; air-cushion vehicles ; motor-cycles, accessories therefor , ; testing of vehicles ))

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