Cargo body with recessed logistics track

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11618510-B2
Application number	US-202117490317-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2021
Priority date	Aug 7, 2018
Publication date	Apr 4, 2023
Grant date	Apr 4, 2023

Abstract

A cargo body panel includes an interior side, an exterior side, a primary recess, a secondary recess positioned within the primary recess, and a logistics track. The interior side defines an interior plane. The exterior side defines an exterior plane. The primary recess includes a primary recess interior side defining a primary recess interior plane and a primary recess exterior side defining a primary recess exterior plane. The primary recess interior plane is recessed from the interior plane in a direction toward the exterior plane. The secondary recess includes a secondary recess interior side defining a secondary recess interior plane and a secondary recess exterior side defining a secondary recess exterior plane. A distance between the secondary recess interior plane and the interior plane is greater than a distance between the primary recess interior plane and the interior plane. The secondary recess exterior plane is non-coplanar with the exterior plane.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cargo body panel comprising:
an interior side defining an interior plane of the cargo body panel for facing a cargo receiving volume of a cargo body constructed with the cargo body panel;
an exterior side defining an exterior plane of the cargo body panel, wherein the exterior side is spaced apart from the interior side;
a primary recess including a primary recess interior side defining a primary recess interior plane and a primary recess exterior side defining a primary recess exterior plane, wherein the primary recess interior plane is recessed from the interior plane in a direction toward the exterior plane;
a secondary recess positioned within the primary recess, the secondary recess including a secondary recess interior side defining a secondary recess interior plane and a secondary recess exterior side defining a secondary recess exterior plane, wherein a distance between the secondary recess interior plane and the interior plane is greater than a distance between the primary recess interior plane and the interior plane, and wherein the secondary recess exterior plane is non-coplanar with the exterior plane; and
a logistics track including lateral portions supported by the primary recess interior side, the logistics track spanning the secondary recess,
wherein the primary and secondary recesses are spaced away from both of a pair of opposed edges of the cargo body panel by flanking portions on both sides of the primary recess, wherein the primary recess, the secondary recess, and the flanking portions on both sides of the primary recess share a continuous, joint-less cross-section.

2. The cargo body panel of claim 1 , wherein the primary recess exterior plane is planar with the exterior plane.

3. The cargo body panel of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the primary recess exterior plane and the interior plane is greater than a distance between the exterior plane and the interior plane.

4. The cargo body panel of claim 1 , wherein the panel has a thickness within the primary recess as measured between the primary recess interior side and the primary recess exterior side, and the panel has a thickness within the secondary recess as measured between the secondary recess interior side and the secondary recess exterior side, and wherein the thickness at the primary recess is equal to the thickness at the secondary recess.

5. The cargo body panel of claim 4 , wherein the thickness at the primary recess is equal to a nominal thickness of the cargo body panel measured outside the primary recess between the interior and exterior planes.

6. The cargo body panel of claim 4 , wherein the thickness at the primary recess is less than a nominal thickness of the cargo body panel measured outside the primary recess between the interior and exterior planes.

7. The cargo body panel of claim 1 , wherein the logistics track includes a central portion disposed over the secondary recess, wherein the central portion is protruded from the lateral portions in a direction away from the secondary recess such that additional space is formed between the logistics track and the secondary recess.

8. The cargo body panel of claim 1 , wherein the distance between the interior plane and the secondary recess interior plane is greater than a distance between the interior plane and the exterior plane.

9. The cargo body panel of claim 1 , wherein the flanking portions of the cargo body panel on both sides of the primary recess define a nominal thickness measured between the interior and exterior sides.

10. A cargo body panel comprising:
an interior side for facing a cargo receiving volume of a cargo body constructed with the cargo body panel;
an exterior side spaced from the interior side;
a primary recess including a primary recess exterior side and a primary recess interior side recessed from the interior side, wherein the distance between the primary recess interior side and the primary recess exterior side defines a thickness;
a secondary recess positioned within the primary recess, the secondary recess including a secondary recess interior side and a secondary recess exterior side, wherein a distance between the secondary recess interior side and the secondary recess exterior side defines a thickness, and wherein the thickness is equal to a thickness of the cargo body panel at the primary recess measured between the primary recess interior side and the primary recess exterior side, and wherein a distance between the interior side and the primary recess interior side is less than a distance between the interior side and the secondary recess interior side; and
a logistics track including lateral portions supported by the primary recess interior side and a central portion spanning the secondary recess, wherein the logistics track is not in contact with the secondary recess interior side,
wherein the primary and secondary recesses are spaced away from both of a pair of opposed edges of the cargo body panel by flanking portions on both sides of the primary recess, wherein the primary recess, the secondary recess, and the flanking portions on both sides of the primary recess share a continuous, joint-less cross-section.

11. The cargo body panel of claim 10 , wherein the thickness of the cargo body panel at the primary recess is less than a nominal thickness of the cargo body panel measured outside the primary recess between the interior and exterior sides.

12. The cargo body panel of claim 10 , wherein the central portion of the logistics track is protruded from the lateral portions in a direction away from the secondary recess such that additional space is formed between the logistics track and the secondary recess.

13. The cargo body panel of claim 10 , wherein the central portion is protruded from the lateral portions in a direction away from the secondary recess such that additional space is formed between the logistics track and the secondary recess.

14. The cargo body panel of claim 10 , wherein the secondary recess exterior side protrudes from the exterior side.

15. The cargo body panel of claim 10 , wherein flanking portions of the cargo body panel on both sides of the primary recess define a nominal thickness measured between the interior and exterior sides.

16. A cargo body panel comprising:
an interior side for facing a cargo receiving volume of a cargo body constructed with the cargo body panel;
an exterior side spaced from the interior side;
a primary recess including a primary recess interior side and a primary recess exterior side, wherein the primary recess interior side is recessed from the interior side;
a secondary recess positioned within the primary recess, the secondary recess including a secondary recess interior side and a secondary recess exterior side, wherein the secondary recess is protruded beyond the exterior side such that a distance between the interior side and the secondary recess interior side is greater than a distance between the interior side and the exterior side; and
a logistics track including lateral portions supported by the primary recess interior side, the logistics track spanning the secondary recess,
wherein the primary and secondary recesses are located inward and away from both of a pair of opposed edges of the cargo body panel by opposed flanking portions of the cargo body panel, and wherein the primary recess transitions toward the interior side to each of the opposed flanking portions such that the primary recess, the secondary recess, and both of the opposed flanking portions share a continuous, joint-less cross-section.

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Assignees

• Sti Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Fenton Gary L

Classifications

• B60Y2200/148

  Semi-trailers, articulated vehicles · CPC title

• B62D33/046 Primary

  built up with flat self-supporting panels; Fixed connections between panels (B62D29/045, B62D33/048 take precedence) · CPC title