Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Structural member
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Application No.: US15359760Application Date: 2016-11-23
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Publication No.: US09834160B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Bradley Staines , Steven Busby
- 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: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent Jason Rogers
- Priority: GB1520996.8 20151127
- Main IPC: B60R19/34
- IPC: B60R19/34 ; B62D21/15 ; B21D39/02 ; B21D53/88 ; B60R19/02

Abstract:
A crash structure for a vehicle includes a crash can having a plurality of indents and a support rail aligned longitudinally with the crash can. The support rail has an inboard surface region having a further indent to facilitate inward deformation of the crash structure, and an opposite surface region having a continuous surface opposite the further indent. A method of manufacturing a crash structure is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170151921A1 STRUCTURAL MEMBER Public/Granted day:2017-06-01
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