CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B62D 21/06 (2013.01); B62D 21/155 (2013.01); B62D 25/2018 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0411 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a vehicle subframe including a first rail and a first rocker on a first side of the vehicle subframe, and a second rail and a second rocker on a second side of the vehicle subframe, the first side opposite the second side;
a first diagonal member coupled between the first rail and the second side of the vehicle subframe, the first diagonal member to transfer a first longitudinal load from the first rail to the second side; and
a second diagonal member coupled between the second rail and the first side of the vehicle subframe, the second diagonal member to transfer a second longitudinal load from the second rail to the first side, the first diagonal member coupled to the first rail at a first elbow, the second diagonal member coupled to the second rail at a second elbow.
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