US1707268A - Body mounting - Google Patents

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April 19.29- V c. J. KELSCH 1,707,268

Bow MOUNTING Filed Sept. 2, 1925 Unventot GZe'me'nZ'JeQn hielsch attozneyd Patented Apr. 2, 1929.

UNITED STATES CLEMENT JEAN KELSCH, OF LEVALLOIS FERRET, FRANCE.

BODY MOUNTING.

Application filed September 2, 1925, Serial N 0. 54,144, and in France September 18, 1953 The coachwork construction of the present invention permits coachwork to be protected from defori'nations of the chassis Without adopting a special and heavy construction.

This object is attained by isolating the coach'worlr from the chassis at those parts Where the latter is liable to be deformed the most; that is, firstly at the front part, and secondly at the part adjacent the back cross members of the main frame.

This isolation of the coachworkresults in silence and permits a lighter construction as only the central part of the coachwork rests directly on the chassis by the aid, if necessary, of an anti-vibratory member Which may be of felt, leather or other materials.

The annexed drawing represents, by Way of example, one embodiment, of the present invention. 1

On the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side View of the coachwork and Fig. 2 is a back View thereof.

Referring to the drawing:

The coachwork 1 is constructed substantially in the ordinary manner, but is suitably spaced at 2, 3 from the chassis frame by shaping the front and back ends of the bear-- ers 1 for the body as shown. The space 2 can extend for example, from the front part to the foot of the front door openings, and from the foot of the back door 5 to the back cross member 6.

The body proper of the coachnmrl: rests on the bearers 4, its front part7 being arranged at a suitable distance from the dashboard 8 of the chassis, thus permitting play and an effective cushioning of the coachworlr.

The back part of the body rests 011 the raised part 9 of the bearers and on the cross member 6 Which is fixed in the usual manner to the bearers 4:.

As the back part of the body is loaded and is overhung, there is fixed, for example, be tween the cross member 6 of the body and the back cross member ltlof the chassis, a supporting member 11, preferably slightly flex:- ible. In order to centralize the Weight on the cross member 6 it is preferable to transmit the Weight of the side members 12, 13 (shown in end View in F 2) on to the point 1 1 situated at the centre and to the right of the supporting member 11 by bars or rods 15 leading to the corners of the roof, as indicated in Fig. 2.

A suitable space 17 is left between the ends of the cross members 6 and 10 as Well as throughout all the length along which the bearer 4 is disengaged and at every part Where the chassis could touch the body. The movement of the back cross members of the chassis and of the front part can take place freely and will not interfere with the movement of the body of the coachWork.

I claim:

In a vehicle body structure, a chassis frame, a body structure having brace members upon its back portion, said brace members having their lower ends abutting, means supporting the base of the body structure upon the chassis frame at the intermediate portion thereof, the rear ends of the base structure being spaced from the chassis frame, and a supporting member interposed between the rear spaced ends of the base structure and chassis frame, said member being in direct alignment with the abutting ends of the brace men'lbers.

Signed at Paris, in the county of Seine aml State of France, this thirteenth day of August, A. D. 192.

CLEMENT JEAN KELSCI-l.

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