Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Side load transfer device for a body on frame vehicle
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Application No.: US15468706Application Date: 2017-03-24
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Publication No.: US10392053B2Publication Date: 2019-08-27
- Inventor: Jungryoung Kim , Huai-yang Chiang , Hari Prasada Reddy Lingala , Terry A. Swartzell , Jayavardhan Tallapragada , Warren J. Parsons
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: B62D21/15
- IPC: B62D21/15 ; B62D25/20 ; B62D21/02

Abstract:
A vehicle includes a frame system having a frame rail that extends along and is laterally offset from a longitudinal axis. A body is mounted to the frame system, and includes a rocker panel that extends along the longitudinal axis, and is disposed outboard of the first frame rail. A side load transfer device is positioned between the frame rail and the rocker panel. The side load transfer device is attached to one of the frame rail or the body. The side load transfer device is operable to transfer an applied load from the rocker panel to the frame rail. The applied load being applied to the rocker panel in an inboard direction transverse to the longitudinal axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180273100A1 SIDE LOAD TRANSFER DEVICE FOR A BODY ON FRAME VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2018-09-27
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