Double angled rail system for a vehicle

US9969431B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FCA US LLC. · US

Inventors

• Grzegorz Sopel · Windsor, CA
• Rajkumar Rajagopalan · Farmington Hills, US
• Joseph V Rozenbaum · Ortonville, US
• Hassan H El-Hor · Ann Arbor, US
• Rebecca L Tanguay · Troy, US
• Zheng Qin · Troy, US
• Michael Dreer · Rochester, US
• Shakti P Chavan · Auburn Hills, US
• Venkata Vinod Pasumarthi · Troy, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 10, 2016
• Grant date: May 15, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 10, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D21/02
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In at least one implementation, a structural rail for a vehicle includes a main body and a front portion. The main body has an upper wall, a lower wall, an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall spaced from the inner sidewall. The front portion has a rear end adjacent to the second end of the main body and a front end spaced from the rear end. The main body has a first bend between the first end and second end so that a portion of the main body is angled outwardly and an included angle of less than 180 degrees is provided in the outer sidewall. The rail also includes a second bend between the first bend and the front end, and the second bend further angles at least part of the front portion outwardly relative to the outwardly angled portion of the main body.