Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle front structure with splayed rail tips
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Application No.: US16051556Application Date: 2018-08-01
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Publication No.: US10661834B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: James V Legray , Bryan G Mrozinski , Adrian J Purvis , Scott E Zilincik
- Applicant: James V Legray , Bryan G Mrozinski , Adrian J Purvis , Scott E Zilincik
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: FCA US LLC
- Current Assignee: FCA US LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agent Ralph E Smith
- Main IPC: B60R19/04
- IPC: B60R19/04 ; B62D21/15 ; B60R19/24 ; B60R19/18 ; B62D21/05 ; B60R19/34 ; B62D27/02

Abstract:
A vehicle front structure includes side rails, rail tips, and a tension member. The side rails extend longitudinally in a front portion of the vehicle on left and right sides of a central longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The rail tips have a plurality of flat walls that define a hollow polygonal body disposed about a tip axis. The rail tips have proximal and distal ends. The proximal end is fixedly coupled to a forward terminal end of the side rail inboard of an outer quarter of a total vehicle width. The rail tip extends outboard and forward such that the distal end is disposed within the outer quarter. The flat walls have a forward wall thickness that is less than a rearward wall thickness. The tension member is fixedly coupled to the distal ends and spans laterally therebetween.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180334191A1 VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE WITH SPLAYED RAIL TIPS Public/Granted day:2018-11-22
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