Cross member for a frame of a vehicle as well as frame for a vehicle

摘要

A cross member for a frame of a vehicle. The cross member provides a particularly high stiffness of the frame and has a particularly low weight. A first support arrangement (18) having 4, 5, 6 or more support legs connects a cross member (10) to a first frame rail (16a) of the frame (12), and a second support arrangement (24) having 4, 5, 6 or more further support legs (26a-d) connect the cross member (10) to a second frame rail (16b) of the frame (12). At least two of the four support legs of the respective first and second support arrangement are bent upwards from the base portion, the other support legs (20b, 20c) being bent downwards.

主权项

1. A cross member (10) for a frame (12) of a vehicle, the cross member (10) comprising:
a base portion (14); a first support arrangement (18) for connecting the cross member (10) to a first frame rail (16a) of the frame (12), the first support arrangement (18) having 4, 5, 6 or more support legs (20a-d) connected to the base portion (14), the support legs (20a-d) being arranged on one side (22) of the base portion (14), the support legs (20a-d) extending away from the base portion (14) in the transverse direction of the vehicle; a second support arrangement (24) for connecting the cross member (10) to a second frame rail (16b) of the frame (12), the second support arrangement (24) having 4, 5, 6 or more further support legs (26a-d) connected to the base portion (14), the further support legs (26a-d) being arranged on the opposite side (28) of the base portion (14), the further support legs (26a-d) extending away from the base portion (14) in the transverse direction of the vehicle;wherein:
at least two (20a, 20d) of the support legs (20a-d) of the first support arrangement (18) are bent upwards from the base portion (14), the other support legs (20b, 20c) of the first support arrangement (18) being bent downwards from base portion (14); at least two (26a, 26d) of the further support legs (26a-d) of the second support arrangement (24) are bent upwards from the base portion (14), the other support legs (26b, 26c) of the second support arrangement (24) being bent downwards from the base portion (14).