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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1998
Alan S Aloe, Waterford, MI (US);
James J Johnson, Metamora, MI (US);
William H Hagedorn, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard A Sokol, Harrison City, PA (US);
Matthew P Kiley, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Andrew B Trageser, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Keith Redden, Pointe Aux Pins, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Aluminum Company of America, Alcoa Center, PA (US);
Abstract
An aluminum extruded node for interconnecting a longitudinal frame rail and a lateral frame member of a vehicle frame. The extruded node having a pair of longitudinal side walls received within an interior volume defined by the longitudinal frame rail and a pair of transverse side walls received within an interior volume defined by the lateral frame member. Interior wall portions extend between each of the pairs of longitudinal and transverse side walls to define closed cells for increasing the stiffness and structural integrity of the node. The longitudinal frame rail is peripherally welded around an end thereof to the node. The lateral frame member is peripherally welded around an end thereof to the node.