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EUROCARGO Euro 6
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APPLICATIONS OF SUPERSTRUCTURES
APPLICATIONS OF SUPERSTRUCTURES
3.2
ELEMENTS MAKING UP THE COUNTER CHASSIS
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Printed 603.95.747
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1st Ed. - Base 12/2013
The possibility of building a counter chassis with a different width from that of the vehicle chassis is permitted only in special cases
(e.g. interchangeable equipment with sliding systems on rollers, where the mechanical or hydraulic devices are unified). In these
cases, precautions must be taken to achieve a correct transmission of forces between the structure of the counter chassis and
the vertical rib of the chassis. This can be achieved by inserting an intermediate profile suitably adapted to the side member, or by
applying an adequately stiffened connecting bracket.
The shape of the profile section is defined taking into account the function of the counter chassis and the type of overlying struc-
ture. Open C profiles are advisable when the counter chassis needs to adapt elastically to the vehicle chassis and box sections when
you require greater rigidity of the assembly.
Care should be taken to achieve a gradual transition from the box section to the open section, as in the examples in Figure 3.3.
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Figure 3
1. Normal boxed profiles
2. Gradual passage from the boxed section to the open
section
3. 15 mm lintel (width of the wing of the profile)