CHASSIS & FRAMES

TYPES OF CHASSIS
 According to the Fitting of Engine.

 Full forward
 Semi-forward

 Bus Chassis

 Engine at Back

 Engine at Front
 Full Forward Type Chassis
 The engine is fitted outside the driver cabin or
seat. eg. Cars, Mahindra, Jeeps.
 Semi Forward Type Chassis
 A half portion of the engine is exactly in the
driver’s cabin and the other half is in front but
outside the driver’s cabin. eg. Tata SE series of
vehicles
 Bus Chassis
 Total engine is fitted in the driver cabin. The
driver seat is just above the front wheel. eg.
Buses, Trucks.
 Engine at Back
 The engine is fitted in the back portion of the
chassis. eg. Volkswagen cars.
 Engine at Front
 The engine is fitted in front portion of the chassis.
eg. Matador vehicles.
 According to the number of driving
wheels:

 4x 2 drive chassis
 4x 4 drive chassis
 6x 2 drive chassis
 6x 4 drive chassis
2 Drive Wheel Chassis
4 Drive Wheel Chassis
 Types of Frame

 Conventional Frame
 Semi-integral Frame
 Integral Frame
 Conventional Frame
 The loads on the vehicle are transferred to
the suspension by this type of frame.
 Semi Integral Frame
 In this type of frame, the rubber body
mountings are replaced by relatively stiff
mountings.
 This arrangement transfers a part of the
frame load to the body structure also.
 This type of frame is mainly used in
European Cars and American Cars.
 This construction is heavy in nature as
compared to the conventional type.
 Integral Frame
 This type of construction is also called as
chassisless or unitary construction.
 All the assembled units are attached to the body.
 This type of construction has led to much
reduction of weight.
 Types of Vehicle Body
 Car  Delivery Van
 Jeep  Pick-up
 Tanker  Tractor
 Dumper Truck
 Car
 Four door, two seater with two extra seats
at back, luggage space as a continuation
of passenger compartment, folding roof
with windup windows.
Jeep
 Tanker
 Tanker is the vehicle which consists of a
tank to carry fluids of various natures.
 The tank may be welded or bolted to the
chassis frame behind the driver cabin.
 Dumper Truck
 Dumper Truck has heavy goods carrying
panel with open top in the rear side.
 The rear side can be tilted up and down by
hydraulic cylinders.
Delivery Van
Pick-up
 Tractor
 Tractor consists of very small length
body in addition to driven cabin.
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