Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Body shell
Patent
1998-02-11
2000-02-08
Dayoan, D. Glenn
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Body shell
296181, 296155, B60J 700
Patent
active
060220678
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a sub-frame assembly for a truck body having a roll-up door, a radius top header formed with a radius on its lateral axis, an extruded top cross-piece, an extruded corner post formed with an integral door-track groove, an extruded bottom cross-piece, and an extruded bottom rail. The subframe assembly includes a structural top corner casting body which has a roll-up door track segment formed integrally with the top corner casting body, a top gusset stiffener plate formed integrally with the top corner casting body, and a radius top header edge formed integrally with the top corner casting body, the radius top header edge being formed to abut the radius top header at a juncture that will permit the radius top header to be lap-welded to the radius top header edge. The top corner casting body also has, formed integrally with it and projecting outwardly from it, a top corner post lug formed to be received by the corner post in lapping abutment, and a top cross-piece lug formed to be received by the top cross-piece in lapping abutment. A structural bottom corner casting body has, formed integrally with it and projecting outwardly from it, a bottom corner post lug formed to received by the corner post in lapping abutment, a bottom cross-piece lug formed to be received by the bottom cross-piece in lapping abutment, and a bottom rail lug formed to receive the bottom rail in lapping abutment.
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W. F. Mickey Body Company, Inc. brochure entitled "Van Bodies Built Today for Tomorrow" (undated).
Hargett John A.
Martin Charles R.
Coletta Lori L.
Dayoan D. Glenn
W. F. Mickey Body Company
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