Vehicle frame and corresponding joint structure

Abstract

A joint structure for a vehicle frame includes a first structural tube, a second structural tube, and a pin. The first structural tube has first and second panels opposing each other. The first structural tube has third and fourth panels opposing each other. The second structural tube extends through the first panel and the second panel. The second structural tube has fifth and six panels opposing each other. The pin is secured to the first structural tube. The pin extends through the third panel, to the fifth panel, through the fifth panel, to the sixth panel, through the sixth panel, to the fourth panel, and through the fourth panel such that the first structural tube, second structural tube, and pin are collectively operable to resist shear and bending forces between the first structural tube and the second structural tube.