FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

This disclosure relates generally to vehicle frames, and, more particularly, to splayed front horns for vehicle frames.

BACKGROUND

A vehicle frame, also referred to as a chassis, is the main supporting structure of the vehicle. Vehicle frames can be body-on-frame constructions where the body of the vehicle is separate from the frame, or unibody constructions, where the frame and the body are integrated. The vehicle frame supports mechanical components of the vehicle, and manages of the static and dynamic loads on the vehicle (e.g., the weight of passengers and cargo, torsional twisting due to uneven road surfaces, torque from a vehicle engine and/or transmission, impacts from collisions, etc.).

SUMMARY SECTION

An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a frame of a vehicle having a side rail directed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a splayed front horn coupled to the side rail, the splayed front horn angled outward relative to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the splayed front horn includes a first section and a second section, the first and second sections having different physical properties.

A frame of a vehicle includes a side rail directed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a splayed front horn coupled to the side rail directed at an angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the splayed front horn having physical characteristics that vary along a length of the splayed front horn.

An example frame of a vehicle disclosed herein includes a splayed front horn disposed at a front end of the vehicle and angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the splayed front horn including a first section and a second section, the first section having physical properties different than physical properties of the second section.

