Vehicle frame
label: Underrede @sv
label: フレーム形式 (自動車) @ja
label: Рама (автомобиль) @ru
label: Plataforma veicular @pt
label: Châssis de véhicule @fr
label: Rama pojazdu @pl
label: Rámová karoserie @cs
subject: Category:Automotive chassis types
subject: Category:Automotive technologies
subject: Category:Structural engineering
subject: Category:Structural system
subject: Category:Vehicle parts
description: hlavná nosná konštrukcia motorového vozidla @sk
description: main supporting structure of a motor vehicle
description: 汽車的主要支撐結構 @zh
description: разновидность несущей системы автомобиля, основ для крепления кузова и агрегатов @ru
description: soutien de la structure d'un véhicule à moteur @fr
description: bir motorlu aracın ana yük taşıyıcı yapısı @tr
description: tragende Teile von Fahrzeugen @de
description: hlavní nosná konstrukce motorového vozidla @cs
description: main supporting structure of a motor vehicle to which all other components are attached, comparable to the skeleton of an organism @da
title: Integrated unibody examples
caption: Saab 9000 "safety cell" in red and orange
caption: VW Beetle "platform frame" chassis
caption: Polski Fiat 126p shows underfloor welded reinforcements, but no distinct frame
caption: Renault 4 "platform frame" chassis
caption: Citroën Traction Avant unitized body
hypernym: Structure
align: center
width: (875 / 1167 * 220 * 1156 / 908) round 0
text: A type of body/frame construction in which the body of the vehicle, its floor pan and chassis form a single structure. Such a design is generally lighter and more rigid than a vehicle having a separate body and frame.
footer: Where the Volkswagen frame design relies heavily on a strong backbone, the Renault design is much closer to a typical perimeter frame
image: Citroen Traction Avant body-chassis unit .jpg
image: Cross section of Saab 9000.jpg
image: VW kaefer 1300 1966 unterboden.jpg
image: Châssis restauré.jpg
direction: vertical