Cargo bed support assembly for a truck

摘要

A cargo bed assembly for a pickup truck includes an aluminum truck bed above a pair of frame rails. A plurality of roll-formed 6000-series aluminum cross-members extend along a width of the truck bed and contact the underside of the truck bed. The cross-members include longitudinal channels. Each cross-member contacts a pair of extruded 6000-series aluminum spacers underneath the cross-member at spaced locations to align with the frame rails. The spacers contact the frame rails and at least partially surround a portion of the outer surface of the cross-members to separate the cross-members from the frame rails.

主权项

1. A cargo bed assembly for a truck, the assembly comprising:
a substantially flat aluminum bed; an aluminum cross-member having a base and a pair of sidewalls extending from opposing sides of the base, the cross-member mounted to an underside of the bed; and an aluminum reinforcement member in contact with the base and at least a portion of the sidewalls, and disposed between the cross-member and a frame rail of the truck.