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Typical Design Principle of a Self-Supporting Body Structure
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Use all standard locations with 2x M10 fixings 1
Floor panel 2
Body side frames 3
Floor cross members 4
Continuous floor U-profile frame 5
Longitudinal L-profile 6
Chassis frame rail of base vehicle 7
Vehicle center line of base vehicle 8
Also see:
Refer to: 5.1 Body (page 71).
5.5.2 Self-Supporting Body Structure
Bodies and structures can be judged as
self-supporting providing they maintain the
following rules:
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Cross members are used at each chassis
mounting point, please refer to figures shown.
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Each cross member has a suitably engineered
connection to the body side wall (3) or to the
continuous floor frame (5), see figure shown.
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The body side wall or the continuous floor
frame supports any overhang beyond the
chassis frame, whether on standard frame or
extended frame.
Alternatively, the self-supporting body structure
can also be designed as shown in figure shown.
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This concept is based on a self-supporting
structure where the floor is mounted directly
onto the top surface of the chassis frame.
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See figure shown for a generic vehicle cross
section where the cross members and
opposing out riggers are flush with the surface
of the chassis frame side members.
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It is important to the overall function of the
vehicle structure that the out riggers are each
connected to a continuous longitudinal floor
side frame or a structural body side structure
assembly.
Low floor-re-work for guidance only:
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Engineer unique cross members and
out-riggers spaced at approximately 600mm
maximum pitch.
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Out-rigger moment to be re-acted with
cross-member between chassis frame with
common through bolts where possible.
Date of Publication: 09/2020
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