VEHICLE STRUCTURE INCLUDING REINFORCEMENT EXTENDING BETWEEN ROCKERS
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1. A vehicle structure comprising:
- a first rocker and a second rocker spaced from the first rocker; and
a reinforcement having a forward beam and a rearward beam spaced from each other;
the reinforcement including a first side member and a second side member each extending from the forward beam to the rearward beam, the first side member abutting the first rocker, and the second side member abutting the second rocker;
wherein the forward beam includes a first segment extending from the first side member at a non-perpendicular angle, and a second segment extending from the second side member at a non-perpendicular angle, the first segment and the second segment each extending from the first side member and the second side member, respectively, in directions transverse to each other.
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Abstract
A vehicle structure including a first rocker, a second rocker, and a reinforcement. The first rocker is spaced from the second rocker. The reinforcement has a forward beam and a rearward beam spaced from each other. The reinforcement includes a first side member and a second side member each extending from the forward beam to the rearward beam. The first side member abuts the first rocker, and the second side member abuts the second rocker.
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1. A vehicle structure comprising:
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a first rocker and a second rocker spaced from the first rocker; and a reinforcement having a forward beam and a rearward beam spaced from each other; the reinforcement including a first side member and a second side member each extending from the forward beam to the rearward beam, the first side member abutting the first rocker, and the second side member abutting the second rocker; wherein the forward beam includes a first segment extending from the first side member at a non-perpendicular angle, and a second segment extending from the second side member at a non-perpendicular angle, the first segment and the second segment each extending from the first side member and the second side member, respectively, in directions transverse to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A vehicle structure comprising:
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a first rocker and a second rocker spaced from the first rocker; and a reinforcement having a forward beam and a rearward beam spaced from each other; the reinforcement including a first side member and a second side member each extending from the forward beam to the rearward beam, the first side member abutting the first rocker, and the second side member abutting the second rocker; wherein the reinforcement includes a track extending along the forward beam and the rearward beam, and further comprising a seat assembly supported by the reinforcement and moveably coupled to the track; and wherein the track is continuous and extends along the first side member and the second side member.
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22. A vehicle structure comprising:
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a first rocker and a second rocker spaced from the first rocker; and a reinforcement having a forward beam and a rearward beam spaced from each other; the reinforcement including a first side member and a second side member each extending from the forward beam to the rearward beam, the first side member abutting the first rocker, and the second side member abutting the second rocker; wherein the reinforcement includes an inner wall and an outer wall spaced from the inner wall, the inner wall and the outer wall defining a groove therebetween, and further comprising a seat assembly supported by the reinforcement and slideably engaged with the groove.
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