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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177293 | Vehicle frame assembly, system and method A vehicle frame assembly, system and method includes a vehicle frame assembly having a variable length longitudinal frame component. The longitudinal frame component is formed at a first length when used on a first vehicle type and formed at a second length when use... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8141939 | All terrain vehicle with lower portion protector A protector includes: a protector main body covering the lower portion of the vehicle body and a fixing plate for fixing the protector main body to the vehicle body. The protector main body has a surface portion and a recessed portion recessed from the surface porti... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8075049 | Stiffening device for a motor vehicle A stiffening device for a motor vehicle body with a U-shaped central tunnel. The stiffening device includes a tunnel bridge with at least two transverse beams and, connected thereto, longitudinal beams. The transverse beams extend underneath the central tunnel and c... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8042862 | Reinforcing brace A reinforcing brace is disclosed. The reinforcing brace supports a collar of a fastener. In addition, the reinforcing brace is configured to strengthen the connection between a frame rail and a cross member. By aligning side walls of the reinforcing brace with walls... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7992927 | Reinforcing brace A reinforcing brace excellent in productivity and cost performance is provided which can advantageously improve a rigidity of a floor panel without deteriorating aerodynamic performance. The reinforcing brace comprising a longitudinal press-formed product including ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7942473 | Underframe for motor vehicle An underframe for an automobile including two side rails, a transverse crossbar, a first floor member attached on the side rails and, on either side, a lateral reinforcing member, and a second floor member. Each of the rails includes an extension in a form of a port... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938481 | Vehicle frame structure A vehicle frame structure allowing a footrest to support an even larger force. A foot operation zone and a driver's footrest are disposed between a lower cross member disposed so as to extend laterally across front ends of a pair of left and right lower main frames ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7891728 | Motor vehicle A motor vehicle, especially a cabriolet vehicle, with a motor vehicle chassis is provided to whose underbody area at least two reinforcing struts are allocated, each of which trends from a chassis attachment with a component in the direction of a vertical longitudin... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7854474 | Reinforcing brace A reinforcing brace is disclosed. The reinforcing brace supports a collar of a fastener. In addition, the reinforcing brace is configured to strengthen the connection between a frame rail and a cross member. By aligning side walls of the reinforcing brace with walls... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7832795 | Vehicle front structure A front side member has: a front frame portion disposed such that a longitudinal direction of the front frame portion runs along a vehicle longitudinal direction; a rear frame portion which is offset toward a vehicle bottom side with respect to the front frame porti... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823964 | Bottom structure of vehicle body A second cross member, which extends in the lateral direction of a vehicle, is provided between one of floor side members and one of tunnel under reinforcements below a front floor panel. The bottom wall of the second cross member is arch-shaped, and a space is prov... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815251 | Under-body frame of vehicle An under-body frame of a vehicle may include a floor constituting a lower part of a vehicle, rear side frames installed at both side ends of a rear portion of the floor, mounting brackets which are installed in front of wheel arch portions of the rear side frames, r... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7815250 | Undercover for vehicle and mounting structure thereof An undercover for a vehicle, which covers a silencer which is disposed on a lower surface of a body of the vehicle for discharging reacted gas of a fuel-cell mounted in the vehicle, wherein an opening is formed so as to correspond in position to an open portion whic... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7735909 | Body reinforcement device for a vehicle A body reinforcement device comprises a rigid reinforcement member that connects two vehicle body portions to be reinforced. The body reinforcement device also comprises a damping force member that spans the space between the two vehicle body portions. The rigid rei... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7699384 | Subframe for a chassis frame of a utility vehicle A subframe for a utility vehicle, which is fitted on a chassis frame of the vehicle includes angle profiles which, in the assembled state, form a stable subframe. A plurality of diagonal crosses which are composed of an upper partial cross and a lower partial cross ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699385 | Vehicle body structure Provided is an automotive vehicle body structure which is light weight but demonstrates an improved mechanical strength during a frontal collision. A pair of front side frames extend in a fore-and-aft direction in a mutually spaced relationship in a front part of a ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695056 | Floorboard for light-weight vehicle A light-weight utility vehicle floorboard is provided having a pair of frame channels formed in an interior portion of the floorboard. The frame channels receive a pair of vehicle frame struts therewithin. The floorboard additionally has formed therein a plurality o... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7658440 | Arrangement structure for auxiliary component of vehicle An arrangement structure for an auxiliary component of a vehicle includes a floor panel defining the bottom surface of the passenger compartment. The floor panel includes a first kick-up portion and a second kick-up portion disposed in side-by-side relation to the f... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7648195 | Motor vehicle body whose underbody area is associated with reinforcing struts A motor vehicle, especially a convertible vehicle, with a vehicle body in whose underbody area reinforcing struts re provided. At least one retaining bridge is arranged indirectly or directly on the underbody and extending beneath part of an exhaust system for attac... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7556310 | Vehicle front structure A middle branch frame portion is configured such that a front end portion is connected to a front side frame via s suspension-frame attaching bolt to fasten a suspension frame, a middle portion extends to a tunnel portion that is provided at the center portion in th... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7520563 | Vehicle equipped with passenger frame having small height from ground According to a vehicle V equipped with a passenger frame having a small height from the ground level of an embodiment of the invention, the vehicle is equipped with a passenger frame F, to have a height (vehicle height) from the ground level smaller than a vehicle e... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7497510 | Motor vehicle body or supporting frame comprising a vibration damping device A motor vehicle with a vehicle body, which comprises at least a pair of struts, at least one vibration-selective detection unit for detecting longitudinal stresses on the struts during operation of the vehicle, and at least one actuator for producing a force that co... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7458633 | Crawler frame mounting structure for construction machinery A mounting structure for a center frame and crawler frames of a base carrier of a construction machine, which can increase durability without complicating the structure is provided. A crawler frame mounting structure for a construction machine includes a center fram... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7441830 | Dual tube lower frame midrail structure A lower frame midrail structure for an automotive vehicle is formed from a pair of tubular members manufactured through a hydroforming process. The two tubular members are welded together in a longitudinally extending portion to provide support for the mounting stru... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441831 | Method of manufacturing a vehicle frame member with a subframe attachment mount An attachment mount apparatus connects a subframe component to the lower frame midrail structure for an automotive vehicle that is formed from a pair of tubular members manufactured through a hydroforming process. The two tubular members are formed with a pair of op... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434871 | Lower vehicle body structure of vehicle There is provided a lower vehicle body structure, in which a floor panel is provided between a pair of side sills extending longitudinally, a tunnel portion extending longitudinally is provided at a central portion of the floor panel, and a seat is provided between ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431383 | Construction machine and method for manufacturing the same A construction machine includes a lower traveling body on which an upper rotating body is rotatably disposed. The rotating body includes an upper frame provided with a bottom plate and a supporter acting as a perpendicular member. The bottom plate has an attachment ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7404594 | Vehicle support structure with floor impact movement restriction device A vehicle support structure is provided with a floor impact restriction device coupled between a structural floor member of a vehicle floor and a vehicle suspension member supporting the vehicle floor. The floor impact restriction device basically has a suspension a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401849 | Tower structure supporting bed on frame A vehicle frame includes a pair of spaced frame rails and at least one cross member connecting the frame rails. A tower structure is on one of the spaced frame rails for supporting a floor of a load-carrying bed spaced above the frame rails. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7377578 | Hanger beam assembly A main beam support mounting bracket formed from aluminum for a vehicle. The main beam support mounting bracket has a first lateral end that is mechanically secured to a main beam support and a second lateral end that is mechanically secured to a center support. A b... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374219 | Structural reinforcement member and method of use therefor There is disclosed a reinforcement member with a carrier member and a reinforcement material disposed on the carrier member. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370894 | On demand morphable automotive body moldings and surfaces A morphable vehicle member utilizing at least one active material to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The change in at least one attribute is a change in a shape dimension, a shape orientation, an expansion, a contraction, a morphin... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350853 | Floor module for a vehicle The present invention is directed to a floor module for a vehicle having a floor plate, already cut to size and ready for installation, which is integrally connected to at least one mounting rail. The floor plate is preferable bonded to at least one mounting rail, w... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350818 | Vehicle frame rail The vehicle frame rail in one form has front, middle and rear portions which are seamlessly joined together to form a unitary one-piece monolithic frame rail. The frame rail may be straight with an upper surface of an upper flange of the frame rail being planar. At ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347490 | Vehicle floor structure and vehicle body frame structure In a vehicle floor structure, a subsidiary frame is provided between a front frame and a seat frame and at a position higher than a lower frame, for supporting thereon a floor section. Step support frame is provided laterally outwardly of the lower frame, for suppor... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347351 | Apparatus and system for unitized friction stir welded structures and associated method An assembly for positioning a structural assembly for friction stir welding, and a system and method for friction stir welding the structural assembly are provided. The assembly includes an engaging structure and at least one tooling block capable of engaging the en... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347491 | Rail to rocker joint using hydroformed members A process for connecting a hydroformed front rail member of an automotive frame to the body side inner (rocker) beam does not require a substantive re-design of the frame to accommodate an overlapping parallel orientation of two tubular frame members. The hydroforme... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340832 | Method of fabricating a motorhome A method of fabricating a motorhome, wherein the motorhome comprises a chassis, a vehicle frame, and a coach body. In one embodiment, the method begins by prefabricating the frame by joining a plurality of parallel elongate members with cross-tie members. The frame ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338115 | Motor vehicle rear floor The present invention relates to a motor vehicle rear floor (32) that is intended to form part of a motor vehicle rear block, the block including two longitudinal rails (12), each having a front end forming a rear structural node (20) of the veh... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338109 | Motorhome with increased interior ceiling height A vehicle frame with a low profile is designed to be suitable for attaching directly to an incomplete, preassembled motorized chassis to construct a motorhome. The vehicle frame includes planar bulkheads and a storage area floor that are attached to the frame and to... | 03/04/2008 |
