Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods of forming hollow extruded vehicle frame component for subassembly attachment
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Application No.: US14816415Application Date: 2015-08-03
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Publication No.: US10065230B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: John Joyce , Christopher John May , Jack Lashbrook
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Jason Rogers
- Main IPC: B21D7/00
- IPC: B21D7/00 ; B21D47/01 ; B62D65/00 ; B62D25/06

Abstract:
A frame component of a vehicle, such as a header beam that couples between the A-pillars of a vehicle frame, includes an extruded hollow member having top and bottom exterior walls and side walls that together enclose an elongated internal volume of the hollow member. A pair of interior walls extends along the internal volume separating outer load sections adjacent to the side walls from a central attachment section. The outer load sections are void of apertures for supporting continuous load paths. A formation on the bottom exterior wall protrudes into the internal volume in the central attachment section. The formation includes an inset surface angled, located, and otherwise configured for attaching a subassembly to the frame component.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170151603A9 METHODS OF FORMING HOLLOW EXTRUDED VEHICLE FRAME COMPONENT FOR SUBASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT Public/Granted day:2017-06-01
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