US 11,702,146 B2
Vehicle body element connecting joint
Lars Carlden, Alafors (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Bus Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 17/611,935
Filed by Volvo Bus Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed May 21, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/063052
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 17, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/233790, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0227431 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 31/02 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 27/06 (2006.01); B62D 33/04 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 31/025 (2013.01) [B62D 27/065 (2013.01); B60G 2206/011 (2013.01); B60G 2300/14 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 33/046 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle body element connecting joint for connecting a first body element to a second body element, comprising:
first and second elongate profiles arranged along adjacent edges of the first and second body elements, respectively;
a first projection protruding from the first elongate profile parallel to a side surface of the first elongate profile and extending towards a free end of the first elongate profile,
a first recess arranged in a side surface of the second elongate profile and arranged parallel to an edge of the second elongate profile, wherein the first projection is inserted into the first recess;
a first dovetail section protruding from the first elongate profile and arranged along the free end of the first elongate profile,
a second dovetail section protruding from the second elongate profile and extending parallel to and out of the free end of the second elongate profile,
at least one fastening strip having a profile arranged to contact the first dovetail section and the second dovetail section in order to clamp the first and second elongate profiles to each other along their adjacent free ends, and
at least one fastener arranged to press the fastening strip towards the first dovetail section and the second dovetail section in order to achieve a clamping force when the joint is tightened by the fastener.