Rail attached to a sub-frame and extending outboard of the frame rail
US9630578B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D21/11
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A front end structure for a vehicle comprising a bumper, a crush can attaching the bumper to a frame rail, a sub-frame supporting an engine, and an impact spreading rail attached to a front transverse rail of the sub-frame. The impact spreading rail extends perpendicularly outboard relative to the frame rail and upward to a location vertically aligned with the bumper. The impact spreading rail is impacted after the bumper in a collision to spread collision deformation outside the frame rail.
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