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Vehicle frame. A vehicle frame, also historically known as its chassis, is the main supporting structure of a motor vehicle to which all other components are attached, comparable to the skeleton of an organism. Until the 1930s, virtually every car had a structural frame separate from its body. This construction design is known as body-on-frame.
Body-on-frame. A ladder frame. A 2007 Toyota Tundra chassis holding the vehicle's engine, drivetrain, suspension and wheels. The BMW i3 electric car is one of the rare modern passenger cars with a separate body and frame design (2013). Body-on-frame is a traditional motor vehicle construction method whereby a separate body or coach is mounted ...
Chassis. A chassis (US: / ˈtʃæsi /, [1] UK: / ˈʃæsi /; [2] plural chassis /- iz / from French châssis [ʃɑsi]) is the load -bearing framework of a manufactured object, which structurally supports the object in its construction and function. An example of a chassis is a vehicle frame, the underpart of a motor vehicle, on which the body ...
The configuration of a car body is typically determined by the layout of the engine, passenger and luggage compartments, which can be shared or separately articulated. A key design feature is the car's roof-supporting pillars , designated from front to rear of the car as A-pillar, B-pillar, C-pillar and D-pillar.
A platform chassis is a separate chassis for a car or small vehicle. It is distinguished from other forms of chassis by being arranged as largely a single flat steel sheet, usually with additional box section stiffeners. [1] Renault 4 (1961) Chassis platform alone. Rolling chassis, with major powertrain components installed.
The truck backbone chassis is a design feature of Czech Tatra heavy trucks [3] (cross-country, military etc.). Hans Ledwinka used this style of chassis for the Tatra 11 car in 1923. [2] He then developed the design on trucks with 6x4 model Tatra 26, which had excellent off-road abilities. The chassis of a Škoda Popular (1934) Lotus Elan ...
VIN on a Chinese moped VIN on a 1996 Porsche 993 GT2 VIN visible in the windshield VIN recorded on a Chinese vehicle licence. A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the ...
Body in white, partially outfitted to highlight the safety systems fitted to the vehicle. Body in white (BIW) is the stage in automobile manufacturing in which a car body's frame has been joined together, that is before painting and before the motor, chassis sub-assemblies, or trim (glass, door locks/handles, seats, upholstery, electronics, etc.) have been integrated into the structure.