Pillar-box rail-cab back structural joints for unibody vehicles

US11267519B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Shawn Michael Morgans · Chelsea, US
• Steve William Gallagher · Mountain View, US
• Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk · Beverly Hills, US
• Marius Curea · Canton, US
• Musheeruddin Zubair Syed · Farmington Hills, US
• Scott Stanley Seashore · Dearborn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 24, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 8, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 9, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D33/0222
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure details exemplary pillar-to-box rail-to-cab back structural joints for unibody vehicles. An exemplary structural joint of a unibody vehicle may include a pillar assembly and a box rail assembly that intersects the pillar assembly and extends continuously up to a door opening flange of the pillar assembly. The pillar assembly and box rail assembly may establish a beam-to-beam connection of the structural joint. A cab back assembly may be secured relative to the pillar assembly and the box rail assembly to establish a third portion of the structural joint. Various spot welds may be provided for joining the various components of the structural joint.