A vehicle body side structure 1 includes a roof side rail 2, a center pillar 3, a first joint portion 5, a second joint portion 6, and a third joint portion 7. The first joint portion 5 joins a roof side rail outer 22 and a roof side rail inner at a corner portion 10 formed by the roof side rail 2 and the center pillar 3. The second joint portion 6 joins a center pillar outer 32 and a roof side rail inner at the corner portion 10. The third joint portion 7 joins a center pillar inner and the center pillar outer 32 at the corner portion 10. The first joint portion 5, the second joint portion 6, and the third joint portion 7 are continuously provided from an upper side to a lower side.

The present invention relates to a mounting assembly for a vehicle for coupling, to a chassis, a housing in which a steering device is mounted, the mounting assembly including: a first bush that is configured to be coupled to a mounting hole that is formed in the housing, and is configured to have a coupling groove formed therein; a second bush that is configured to be provided between the housing and the chassis, and is configured to have a through hole formed to lead to the coupling groove; and a bolt that is configured to fix the housing to the chassis, wherein the second bush is inserted into the bottom of the first bush to then be coupled, and the bolt is engaged with the coupling groove by passing through an assembly hole that is formed in the chassis and by passing the through hole.

A vehicle body with a shell-type design includes at least one lateral frame, a tailgate frame which is connected to a node of the vehicle body by the lateral frame, and a reinforcing component which extends from the tailgate frame into the lateral frame. The tailgate frame and the lateral frame are each composed of an upper shell and a lower shell, and the reinforcing component is arranged between the upper and lower shells of the tailgate frame and the lateral frame. A hinge reinforcement for a hinge of a tailgate is formed in the reinforcing component in the region of the tailgate frame.

A vehicle BIW sub-assembly comprising two or more structural members each having at least one engaging portion. The engaging portions of at least two of the structural members being connected to each other by a node unit formed of two or more shell members assembled with each other. The node unit having at least two designated sockets, each snugly receiving one engaging portion of one of the structural members, wherein at least one of said designated sockets is an interior socket formed between the two or more shell members.

An apparatus and method are provided for assembling a roof or floor of a cargo body, and for securing doors and other portions of a cargo body in place. In some cases, a plurality of sidewalls are provided, each comprising a side panel and an upper rail and/or lower rail coupled to the side panel. A roof panel can be located above the plurality of sidewalls adjacent the upper rails, with a roof bow extending between the upper rails below the roof panel and fixed to a track of one of the upper rails with a fastener. A floor cross member can be located between the lower rails, and can be secured to the lower rails via a track and fastener.

The invention relates to a subframe (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least three beams, of which, in the assembled state of the subframe, at least two beams (3, 4) extend at a distance from one another, substantially along the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle and at least one beam (6, 7) extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle, at least one of the beams being an extruded beam (3, 4), and at least one cast node (11) of aluminium, magnesium or an alloy based on aluminium and/or magnesium, the cast node (11) connecting the extruded beam (4) and at least one of the other beams (6) to another, wherein the cast node (11) has an arm-shaped beam connecting element (11.4), wherein the extruded beam (4) overlaps the beam connecting element (11.4), and wherein the extruded beam (4) is connected to the beam connecting element (11.4) by a weld seam (14). In order to improve such a subframe with regard to high strength and durability and low weight of the subframe, the invention provides that the cast node (11) has on the beam connecting element (11.4) a shoulder which defines a shoulder end face (16), wherein the shoulder end face (16) on the one hand and the extruded support (4) and/or the weld seam (14) on the extruded beam (4) on the other hand define a groove-shaped or trench-shaped recess (17), whose width or average width (W) is at least 2.5 times, preferably at least 3.5 times, particularly preferably at least 4 times, the wall thickness (te) of the extruded beam (4), and wherein the weld seam (14) is designed as a lap seam.

An automotive frame part that is an A-pillar-lower part, the A-pillar-lower part including: an outer panel having approximately a T-shape in planar view and a cross section intersecting a portion corresponding to a horizontal side and a vertical side of the T-shape is a hat-shaped cross section including a top portion, a side wall portion, and a flange portion; an inner panel being connected to the flange portion and forming a closed cross section with the outer panel; and plastic stiffening members that each have one end connected to an inner surface of the outer panel and another end connected to an inner surface of the inner panel, wherein the shape and the disposition of the stiffening members are set based on an analysis result from a shape optimization analysis method and each of the stiffening members has a columnar shape or a columnar shape with both end parts bulging.

A vehicle frame may comprise a plurality of interlocking tab and slot frame members forming a three-dimensional structure. A custom vehicle frame construction may be specified, designed and built based on a purchaser's selection. The three-dimensional structure may comprise a tab and slot panel to which additional tab and slot frame members are attached. The tab and slot frame members may have an attachment device disposed thereon for attachment of a vehicle component selected by the purchaser of the vehicle frame.

An assembly of vehicle components includes first and second components abutting each other. At least one of the first and second components includes a non-metallic material. The first and second components respectively include overlapping first and second apertures. The assembly further includes a joining component extending through the first and second apertures. The joining component has a support body and an outer body at least partially encasing the support body. The outer body includes a polymeric material. The joining component clamps the first and second components between first and second flanges of the outer body, and the support body extends into at least one of the first and second apertures.

A vehicle frame assembly has a first frame member defining a first frame member axis and a slot and having a first frame member connection portion adjacent the slot. A second frame member defining a second frame member axis has a projection and a second frame member connection portion adjacent thereto. The projection is received in the slot. The first frame member connection portion is connected to the second frame member connection portion to form a connection region in which the second frame member axis is disposed at a non-zero angle to the first frame member axis in the connection region. The method of assembling the frame includes inserting the projection into the slot, contacting the connection portions to each other to form the connection region with the members being positioned for connection with their axes disposed at a non-zero angle to each other, and connecting the connection portions.