公开(公告)号：US10011303B1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US15613687

申请日：2017-06-05

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Bhavin Mandalia ,  Stewart T. Edmison ,  David C. Cochrane

IPC: B62D24/00 ,  B62D25/20

CPC classification number: B62D24/02 ,  B62D21/02

Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a body with a cabin. The cabin includes a cabin floor, and a rail member is disposed within the cabin. The vehicle also includes a frame having a frame structural member. The vehicle additionally includes a body structural member disposed below the cabin floor. The vehicle further includes a first bulkhead disposed between the body structural member and the cabin floor, and a second bulkhead disposed between the body structural member and the cabin floor. A gap is provided between at least a portion of the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead. A first fastener secures the body structural member to the frame structural member. The first fastener passes through a first location in the gap. A second fastener secures the body structural member to the rail member. The second fastener passes through a second location in the gap.