Body frame joint and vehicle having same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11858558-B2
Application number	US-202217681178-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2022
Priority date	Aug 30, 2019
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

A body frame and a vehicle having the same are provided. The body frame includes: a transverse beam, provided with a transverse sliding groove; a longitudinal beam, connected with the transverse beam and provided with a longitudinal sliding groove; and a joint, disposed at a junction of the transverse beam and the longitudinal beam and mounted to the transverse beam by a transverse rivet and to the longitudinal beam by a longitudinal rivet. The transverse rivet is slidably mated with the transverse sliding groove, and the longitudinal rivet is slidably mated with the longitudinal sliding groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A body frame, comprising:
a transverse beam, provided with a transverse sliding groove and a second transverse sliding groove, the first and second transverse sliding grooves extending in a length direction of the body frame;
a longitudinal beam connected with the transverse beam and having a first longitudinal sliding groove and a second longitudinal sliding groove, the first and second longitudinal sliding grooves extending in a height direction of the body frame; and
a joint disposed at a junction of the transverse beam and the longitudinal beam and mounted to the transverse beam by first and second transverse rivets and to the longitudinal beam by first and second a longitudinal rivets, wherein the first transverse rivet is slidably mated with the first transverse sliding groove, the second transverse rivet is slidably mated with the second transverse sliding groove, the first longitudinal rivet is slidably mated with the first longitudinal sliding groove, and the second longitudinal rivet is slidably mated with with the second longitudinal sliding groove.

2. The body frame according to claim 1 , wherein the transverse beam comprises a side top beam; the longitudinal beam comprises a side vertical beam; the joint comprises an all-cover joint disposed at a junction of the side top beam and the side vertical beam; the all-cover joint comprises:
a first sub-joint; and
a second sub-joint, wherein a transverse beam connection groove and a longitudinal beam connection groove are defined by engaging the first sub-joint and the second sub-joint; the transverse beam connection groove is adapted to accommodate the side top beam; and the longitudinal beam connection groove is adapted to accommodate the side vertical beam.

3. The body frame according to claim 2 , wherein the first sub joint comprises a first transverse beam connecting plate, a first longitudinal beam connecting plate, and a first side plate; the first transverse beam connecting plate is connected with the first longitudinal beam connecting plate; the first side plate is connected with a side of the first transverse beam connecting plate and the first longitudinal beam connecting plate away from the second sub-joint; and
the second sub joint comprises a second transverse beam connecting plate, a second longitudinal beam connecting plate, and a second side plate; the second transverse beam connecting plate is connected with the second longitudinal beam connecting plate; and the second side plate is connected with a side of the second transverse beam connecting plate and the second longitudinal beam connecting plate away from the first sub-joint.

4. The body frame according to claim 2 , wherein the first transverse beam connecting plate is provided with a first transverse screw rod hole; the first transverse rivet comprises a first transverse screw rod mated with the first transverse screw rod hole and a first transverse collar riveted on the first transverse screw rod; the first transverse screw rod is slidably mated with the first transverse sliding groove;
the second transverse beam connecting plate is provided with a second transverse screw rod hole; the second transverse rivet comprises a second transverse screw rod mated with the second transverse screw rod hole and a second transverse collar riveted on the second transverse screw rod; the second transverse screw rod is slidably mated with the second transverse sliding groove;
the first longitudinal beam connecting plate is provided with a first longitudinal screw rod hole; the first longitudinal rivet comprises a first longitudinal screw rod mated with the first longitudinal screw rod hole and a first longitudinal collar riveted on the first longitudinal screw rod; the first longitudinal screw rod is slidably mated with the first longitudinal sliding groove; and
the second longitudinal beam connecting plate is provided with a second longitudinal screw rod hole; the second longitudinal rivet comprises a second longitudinal screw rod mated with the second longitudinal screw rod hole and a second longitudinal collar riveted on the second longitudinal screw rod; and the second longitudinal screw rod is slidably mated with the second longitudinal sliding groove.

5. The body frame according to claim 4 , wherein a first transverse gasket between the first transverse screw rod and the first transverse beam connecting plate is sleeved on the first transverse screw rod; the first transverse gasket is slidably mated with the first transverse sliding groove;
a second transverse gasket between the second transverse screw rod and the second transverse beam connecting plate is sleeved on the second transverse screw rod; and the second transverse gasket is slidably mated with the second transverse sliding groove.

6. The body frame according to claim 4 , wherein a first longitudinal gasket between the first longitudinal screw rod and the first longitudinal beam connecting plate is sleeved on the first longitudinal screw rod; the first longitudinal gasket is slidably mated with the first longitudinal sliding groove;
a second longitudinal gasket between the second longitudinal screw rod and the second longitudinal beam connecting plate is sleeved on the second longitudinal screw rod; and the second longitudinal gasket is slidably mated with the second longitudinal sliding groove.

7. The body frame according to claim 2 , wherein the side top beam is provided with a plug beam; and the plug beam is inserted into the side vertical beam and fixed to the side vertical beam by riveting.

8. The body frame according to claim 1 , wherein the transverse beam comprises a side waist beam, the longitudinal beam comprises the side vertical beam; the joint comprises a semi-cover joint disposed at a junction of the side waist beam and the side vertical beam; the semi-cover joint comprises:
a transverse beam connecting plate, wherein the transverse rivet comprises a third transverse rivet and a fourth transverse rivet disposed on the transverse beam connecting plate; the transverse beam connecting plate is mounted to the side waist beam by the third transverse rivet and the fourth transverse rivet; and
a longitudinal beam connecting plate, connected with the transverse beam connecting plate, wherein the longitudinal rivet comprises a third longitudinal rivet and a fourth longitudinal rivet disposed on the longitudinal beam connecting plate; the longitudinal beam connecting plate is mounted to the side vertical beam by the third longitudinal rivet and the fourth longitudinal rivet;
a central axis of the third transverse rivet and a central axis of the third longitudinal rivet are located in a first plane; a central axis of the fourth transverse rivet and a central axis of the fourth longitudinal rivet are located in a second plan; and the first plane and the second plane are disposed in parallel and perpendicular to a width direction of the body frame.

9. The body frame according to claim 1 , further comprising a side skin and an integrated transverse beam;
wherein the integrated transverse beam is connected with a lower edge of the side skin and the integrated transverse beam is configured to operate as a transverse beam under the side skin.

10. The body frame according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of top longitudinal beams, disposed along the length direction of the body frame and spaced apart from each other along the width direction of the body frame; and
a plurality of support profiles, wherein each of the support profiles is disposed on a corresponding top longitudinal beam and is configured with a battery pack sliding groove; and a battery pack mounting member is slidably mated with the b

Assignees

• Byd Co Ltd

Inventors

• Peng Wang
• Huang Fengshou
• Wang Zhiqiang
• Chen Zhen

Classifications

• B62D27/023 Primary

  Assembly of structural joints · CPC title

• B62D25/02

  Side panels {(B62D33/046 takes precedence; sideboards for open load compartments B62D33/023)} · CPC title

• B62D25/04

  Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title

• B62D27/065

  using screwthread (connection of crossbeam to A- pillars B62D25/147; mounting load bearing surfaces B62D21/09; securing mudguards B62D25/163; connections for synthetic parts B62D29/048) · CPC title

• B62D31/02

  for carrying large numbers of passengers, e.g. omnibus · CPC title