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Vehicle frame assembly

US10988186B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

10References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Matthew B. Makowski · Northville, US
Abdelmonaam Sassi · Windsor, CA
Thiag Subbian · Farmington Hills, US
Jayanth Kumar Basavalingiah · Beverly Hills, US
Jamil M. Alwan · Ann Arbor, US
Chelliah Madasamy · Canton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2019
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S903/904
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An assembly includes a subframe, a rocker, a battery cage supported by the rocker, and a battery supported by the battery cage. The assembly includes a reinforcement bolted to the rocker and positioned to be along a load path through the subframe resulting from a vehicle frontal impact.

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