Vehicle body bottom structure
US-2015008703-A1 · Jan 8, 2015 · US
Transverse sill reinforcement for a truck bed and method of making a sill reinforcement
US9505448B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9505448-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514726672-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Publication date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
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A sill reinforcement assembly is provided for a sill area of a pick-up truck bed that is supported on and connected to a pair of frame rails. A unitary one-piece aluminum reinforcement is secured to the frame rails below the pick-up truck bed by a frame bolt fastener. The unitary reinforcement includes a continuous tubular receptacle for the frame bolt. One or more transverse walls of the reinforcement are connected by one or more bridging walls to the tubular receptacle. The transverse walls are connected by one-sided fasteners to a laterally extending wall of transverse beams. The frame bolt extends through the truck bed floor, the tubular receptacle, the transverse beam and is secured to the frame rails below the pick-up truck bed.
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What is claimed is: 1. A reinforcement assembly for a sill area of a pick-up truck bed that is supported on frame rails, comprising: a fastener adapted to be secured to one of the frame rails; and a unitary one-piece reinforcement including a continuous tubular receptacle for the fastener, a transverse wall that engages a laterally extending surface of a transverse beam disposed adjacent the truck bed, and a bridging wall extends between the receptacle and the transverse wall.…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B62D33/077Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9505448B2 cover?
- A sill reinforcement assembly is provided for a sill area of a pick-up truck bed that is supported on and connected to a pair of frame rails. A unitary one-piece aluminum reinforcement is secured to the frame rails below the pick-up truck bed by a frame bolt fastener. The unitary reinforcement includes a continuous tubular receptacle for the frame bolt. One or more transverse walls of the reinf…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ford Global Tech Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62D29/008. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).