Vehicle hinge pillar assembly

US10913499B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jamil M. Alwan · Ann Arbor, US
• Djamal Eddine Midoun · Ann Arbor, US
• Thiag Subbian · Farmington Hills, US
• Jayanth Kumar Basavalingiah · Beverly Hills, US
• Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk · Beverly Hills, US
• Satish Ganti · Canton, US
• Pavan Nagaraj · Dearborn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 8, 2019
• Grant date: Feb 9, 2021
• Expiry date: May 31, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D25/14
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An assembly includes a hinge pillar having an inner member and an outer member. The assembly includes a brace between the inner member and the outer member, the brace having a side portion fixed to the outer member and a front portion fixed to the inner member.