| US 7,559,402 B2 | ||
| Vehicle chassis | ||
| Vincent Jennings, Redditch (United Kingdom); and John Paul Trowton, Leamington Spa (United Kingdom) | ||
| Assigned to Land Rover, Warwick (United Kingdom) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/519,168 PCT Filed Jun. 16, 2003, PCT No. PCT/GB03/02603 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Dec. 20, 2004, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/002808, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 08, 2004. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 0214773.4 (GB), filed on Jun. 26, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0066090 A1, Mar. 30, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 21/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—312 [180/232; 280/781; 280/788; 280/124.109] | 23 Claims |
| 1. A vehicle chassis comprising:
two longitudinal side rails, each of said side rails having a front end, a front portion and a central portion, and each of
the front portions being arranged in use to be higher than the respective central portion;
a first cross member having a length and extending in a transverse direction between the front ends of the side rails and
arranged in use to be below said front ends over a substantial part of the length;
a second cross member extending in a transverse direction between said central portions of the side rails; and
two secondary longitudinal members each extending between the first cross member and the second cross member, wherein the
secondary longitudinal members are connected to the first and second cross members at respective points inboard of the side
rails.
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