Vehicle frame component

摘要

A vehicle frame component for limiting the movement of the wheel of the vehicle toward the cab of a cab on frame vehicle including a base member welded to openings in the frame side rail and extending outwardly and located proximal the wheel structure. In one embodiment the vehicle frame component is located forward of the wheel and includes a tire puncture device to deflate the tire during an offset front impact and in a second embodiment the vehicle frame component is located rearward of the wheel. The vehicle frame component has particular utility during an offset front impact where the offset is less than approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the width of the vehicle.

主权项

1. An apparatus for limiting movement of a front wheel of a vehicle during an offset frontal impact, the apparatus comprising:
a vehicle frame rail; a front blocker extending from the vehicle frame rail and configured to impact the wheel during the offset frontal impact; and a cab mount bracket supported on the front blocker for mounting a cab of the vehicle on the front blocker; the front blocker including a base member fixed to the vehicle frame rail with the cab mount bracket being fixed to the base member; the front blocker including an extension member fixed to the base member, the extension member having a varying sized cross-section.