US 11,708,112 B2
Fast-ski rail and crossmember system for high voltage component protection
Kedar V Parday, Troy, MI (US); Krishnamurthy Hegde, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Saurabh V Joshi, Troy, MI (US); Rebecca L Tanguay, Troy, MI (US); Maximiliano P Larroquette, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Dennis J. Hauff, Jr., Richmond, MI (US); Michael J Martinez, Lake Orion, MI (US); and Richard C Chiarcos, Rochester, MI (US)
Assigned to FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Kedar V Parday, Troy, MI (US); Krishnamurthy Hegde, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Saurabh V Joshi, Troy, MI (US); Rebecca L Tanguay, Troy, MI (US); Maximiliano P Larroquette, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Dennis J. Hauff, Jr., Richmond, MI (US); Michael J Martinez, Lake Orion, MI (US); and Richard C Chiarcos, Rochester, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/387,018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0033710 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 21/03 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B62D 21/06 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/15 (2013.01) [B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B62D 21/03 (2013.01); B62D 21/06 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A frame system for a vehicle including a high-voltage component, comprising:
a pair of spaced apart primary rails that extend from a front of the vehicle toward a rear of the vehicle;
a pair of longitudinally extending sills;
an impact support rail that extends outward from each of the primary rails, and connects each respective primary rail to one of the sills;
a cross-member that extends outward from each of the primary rails, and connects each respective primary rail to one of the sills; and
a laterally extending frame support member that extends between the sills at a location between the impact support rails and the cross-members,
wherein a pocket is collectively formed between each primary rail, the respective impact support rail, the respective sill, and the respective cross-member,
the pocket is configured for receipt and protection of the high-voltage component, and laterally surrounds the high-voltage component, and
the laterally extending frame support member at least partially encloses a bottom of the pocket, and is configured to protect the high-voltage component from impacts that occur from below the vehicle.