US2023373378A1PendingUtilityA1

Cargo body wall with logistics tracks

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Assignee: STI HOLDINGS INCPriority: Jan 31, 2020Filed: Aug 4, 2023Published: Nov 23, 2023
Est. expiryJan 31, 2040(~13.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Steven Paul Moore
B60P 7/0815
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Abstract

A cargo body wall including one or more panels having interior and exterior sides. A plurality of primary logistics tracks are elongated in a first direction and have first and second portions spaced along the first direction with a hat-shaped profile in cross-section. The first and second portions include logistics fitting openings. The primary logistics tracks are secured to the one or more wall panels at the interior side such that the first and second portions project inward of an interior plane of the wall panel(s). A secondary logistics track is elongated in a second direction and has logistics fitting openings. The secondary logistics track is secured such that the first and second directions intersect and the secondary logistics track crosses each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks at a position between the first and second portions thereof.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cargo body wall comprising:
 one or more wall panels having an interior side defining an interior plane for facing a cargo receiving volume, the one or more wall panels having an exterior side opposite the interior side;   a plurality of primary logistics tracks, each elongated in a first direction and having first and second portions spaced along the first direction, each of the first and second portions having a hat-shaped profile in cross-section transverse to the first direction, wherein each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks includes at least one logistics fitting opening in each of the first and second portions, and wherein the plurality of primary logistics tracks are secured to the one or more wall panels at the interior side such that the first and second portions project inward of the interior plane; and   a secondary logistics track elongated in a second direction and having a plurality of logistics fitting openings therein,   wherein the secondary logistics track is secured with respect to the primary logistics track and the interior side of the one or more wall panels such that the first and second directions intersect and the secondary logistics track crosses each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks at a position between the first and second portions thereof.   
     
     
         2 . The cargo body wall of  claim 1 , wherein the secondary logistics track has, in a cross-section taken perpendicular to the second direction, a hat-shape profile including two edge flanges and a raised central portion therebetween in which the plurality of logistics fitting openings are provided. 
     
     
         3 . The cargo body wall of  claim 1 , wherein the cargo body wall has a height configured to extend in the first direction parallel to the plurality of primary logistics tracks, and the cargo body wall has a length exceeding the height and extending in the second direction parallel to the second logistics track. 
     
     
         4 . The cargo body wall of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks includes a flat portion between the first and second portions, and the secondary logistics track crosses the flat portion of each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks. 
     
     
         5 . The cargo body wall of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of primary logistics tracks are nested into the one or more wall panels such that the flat portions thereof lie in the interior plane. 
     
     
         6 . The cargo body wall of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more wall panels are a plurality of wall panels, and both the plurality of primary logistics tracks and the secondary logistics track are secured to each of the plurality of wall panels. 
     
     
         7 . The cargo body wall of  claim 6 , wherein a first one of the primary logistics tracks forms part of a splice joint between respective edges of a first panel and a second panel of the plurality of wall panels, and a second one of the plurality of primary logistics tracks is positioned within the first panel. 
     
     
         8 . The cargo body wall of  claim 7 , wherein, in a thickness direction of the cargo body wall orthogonal to the first and second directions, the second one of the plurality of primary logistics tracks overlies a continuous section of the first panel and is supported in a mid-panel recess on an interior side of the first panel. 
     
     
         9 . The cargo body wall of  claim 8 , wherein the continuous section of the first panel includes an offset portion that forms an outward protrusion along the exterior side. 
     
     
         10 . The cargo body wall of  claim 1 , wherein, an entire material thickness of the first and second portions of each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks is positioned inward of the interior plane. 
     
     
         11 . The cargo body wall of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of primary logistics tracks are metal stampings. 
     
     
         12 . A method of manufacturing a cargo body wall, the method comprising:
 providing one or more wall panels having an interior side defining an interior plane for facing a cargo receiving volume, the one or more wall panels having an exterior side opposite the interior side;   providing a plurality of primary logistics tracks, each elongated in a first direction and having first and second portions spaced along the first direction, each of the first and second portions having a hat-shaped profile in cross-section transverse to the first direction, wherein each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks includes at least one logistics fitting opening in each of the first and second portions;   securing the plurality of primary logistics track to the one or more wall panels at the interior side such that the first and second portions project inward of the interior plane;   providing a secondary logistics track elongated in a second direction and having a plurality of logistics fitting openings therein; and   securing the secondary logistics track with respect to the primary logistics track and the interior side of the one or more wall panels such that the first and second directions intersect and the secondary logistics track crosses each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks at a position between the first and second portions thereof.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising creating a logistics fitting accommodation area between the one or more wall panels and a raised central portion of the secondary logistics track. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein each of plurality of primary logistics tracks is secured in a vertical orientation such that the first direction thereof is parallel to a height of the cargo body wall and orthogonal to a length of the cargo body wall that exceeds the height. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the secondary logistics track is secured in position to cross the primary logistics track at respective flat portions of the plurality of primary logistics tracks. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising nesting each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks into the one or more wall panels such that the flat portions thereof lie in the interior plane. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more wall panels are a plurality of wall panels, and the steps of securing the plurality of primary logistics tracks and securing the secondary logistics track include securing to each of the plurality of wall panels. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising forming a splice joint between respective edges of a first panel and a second panel of the plurality of wall panels to include a first one of the primary logistics tracks; and positioning a second one of the plurality of primary logistics tracks within the first panel. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising positioning the second one of the plurality of primary logistics tracks such that, in a thickness direction of the cargo body wall orthogonal to the first and second directions, it overlies a continuous section of the first panel; and supporting the second one of the plurality of primary logistics tracks in a mid-panel recess on an interior side of the first panel. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising creating a logistics fitting accommodation area between each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks and the continuous section of the first panel, which includes an offset portion that forms an outward protrusion along the exterior side. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks is positioned such that an entire material thickness of the first and second portions of each of the plurality of primary logistics tracks is positioned inward of the interior plane. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising manufacturing each of the primary logistics tracks as a metal stamping.

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