Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Djamal Eddine Midoun

Jamil M Alwan

Edward Joseph Abramoski

Thiag Subbian

Matthew Brian Makowski

Pardeep Kumar Jindal

Deepak Patel

Shekar Prabhakar Erasala

Laike Misikir

Zhibing Deng

Sean Bayle West

Satyanarayana Raju Vemulapati

Sean Timothy Ryan

Abdelmonaam Sassi

Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi

Peyman Aghssa

Petros Frantzeskakis

Chunhui Kevin Lee

Keith William Jenkins

Srinivas Reddy Malapati

Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk

Joe L Buchwitz

Chelliah Madasamy

Jonatan Leff Yaffe

Tzu-Chen Weng

Rahul Makwana

Erika Kristin Low

Se Kyoon Shin

Robert Schwalm

Greg B Zinn

Bin Zhang

Oliver O Nwankwo

Stephen W Siu

Suraj Jadhav

Pavan Nagaraj

Zakareia H Hussain

Joseph Edward Abramczyk

Shawn Michael Morgans

Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee

Stephen William Gallagher

Stephen Thomas Kozak

David Burgess

Krish E Aekbote

Joseph Prescott Hickey

Satish Ganti

John Vincent Fazio

Kirk David Arthurs

Nathan Kristofor Tardif

Gustavo Morales Cabrera

Harish Dutt

Tracy Christopher Bakos

Jayanth Kumar Basavalingiah

Echung Su

Michael Kryzaniwskyj

Wanjun Lei

Kumar Mahadevan

Hermann J Salenbauch

Thomas Mueller

Aileen M DeVoe

Matthew Ammons

Hassan Najib Dubaisi

Richard Lee Matson

Liqi Dong

Maya Makhlouf

Jeffrey Wrenbeck

Luis Rafael Reyes Flores

Dev Tiwari

Steven Mayes

Jovica J Jakovski

Jonatan LeffYaffe

Sriram Gopal

Robert Sharp

A vehicle of unibody construction includes a left rail, right rail, first kickup member, and second kickup member. A left transition portion of the left rail extends inboard and upward from a left forward portion to a left rear portion. A right transition portion of the right rail extends inboard and upward from the right forward portion to the right rear portion. A left end of the first kickup member is coupled to the left forward portion and a right end of the first kickup member is coupled to the right forward portion. The second kickup member is rearward of the first kickup member. A left end of the second kickup member is coupled to at least one of the left forward and left transition portions. A right end of the second kickup member is coupled to at least one of the right forward and right transition portions.

Vehicle having unibody architecture and dual kickup cross members for side load paths

A hybrid structural assembly for a motor vehicle includes a casting and a structural inlay. The casting includes a plurality of structural components joined together in a casting process to form structural load paths and extending in a plurality of directions in a 3D space. The casting includes a cast-allowable alloy material. The structural inlay is secured to at least one of the structural components. The structural inlay includes a material having at least one of a higher ductility and a higher toughness than the cast-allowable alloy material.

Hybrid cast vehicle assembly with structural reinforcements

A structural assembly for use in an electric vehicle having a lower body frame and a battery pack secured within the lower body frame. The structural assembly includes a subframe rear mount, a battery cage longitudinal member, a rocker, a hinge pillar, and a rail torque unit. The battery cage longitudinal member is secured to the subframe rear mount. The rocker extends along and is secured to the battery cage longitudinal member. The hinge pillar includes a lower portion that is secured to the rocker. The rail torque includes an s-brace and an inner rail. The s-brace is secured to the hinge pillar at one end and to the inner rail at another end. The inner rail is secured to the hinge pillar at one end and is configured to extend around a wheel of the electric vehicle and form a portion of a wheel well.

Three dimensional backup structure joint system for battery electric vehicles

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle that includes a windshield and a frame. In addition, the vehicle includes a first pillar that extends from one side of the windshield. The first pillar includes a first wall and a second wall coupled to the first wall. The first pillar also includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first interior support coupled to the first wall and a second interior support coupled to the second wall. Further, the first interior support includes a first end which is spaced from a second end in the second portion.

Canopy windshield retention

A vehicle includes a pair of frame rails elongated along a longitudinal axis, each of the frame rails having a downward deformation zone, the frame rails bendable at the downward deformation zones from a first position to a second position beneath the first position. The vehicle includes a tire supported between the pair of frame rails at the downward deformation zones. The vehicle includes a spare tire retention member supported between the pair of frame rails forward of the downward deformation zones.

Vehicle frame assembly

A method includes simulating an impact between a simulated wheel and a simulated vehicle assembly, the simulated vehicle assembly including a simulated vehicle component that is a computer-aided-design model of a vehicle component. The method includes determining, based on the simulated impact, an impact angle between the simulated wheel and the simulated vehicle assembly. The method includes impacting an impactor with the vehicle component at the impact angle.

Vehicle impact analysis

An assembly includes an inner rail and a rocker rail outboard of the inner rail. The assembly includes a torque box having a first panel fixed to the inner rail and the rocker rail, a second panel fixed to the inner rail and the rocker rail, and a third panel fixed to the inner rail and the rocker rail.

Vehicle torque box assembly

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.

Vehicle hinge pillar assembly

A vehicle includes a body having a first rail and an upper rail spaced from the first rail. The upper rail has a base portion and a top prong and a bottom prong each extending from the base portion. The vehicle includes a bumper connected to the first rail and to the top prong, and a subframe connected to the bottom prong.

Vehicle frame structure

A vehicle body structure includes a floor panel, a door frame, a cross-member, and a load transmittal bracket. The door frame and the cross-member are fixed relative to the floor panel. The door frame defines a door opening. The load transmittal bracket is disposed between the door opening and the cross-member. The load transmittal bracket includes a second segment welded to a first segment and to the floor panel. During a side impact of the vehicle, the load transmittal bracket transfers impact force from the door frame to the cross-member to dissipate the impact force and reduce deformation of the floor.

Energy absorbing load transmittal bracket with weld accessibility

A belly pan is provided for a motor vehicle. The belly pan includes a body having at least one stiffener with a forwardmost zone of peak section force F, an intermediate zone of peak section force Fand a rearwardmost zone of peak section force Fwhere F&#x3c;F&#x3c;F. Advantageously, the belly pan functions to provide pedestrian protection while simultaneously limiting vehicle damage resulting from a low-speed collision.

Belly pan and energy absorption system for a motor vehicle

A supplemental load transfer system for a vehicle includes a vehicle kick-up cross-member and a door trim panel configured to attach to a vehicle door member. The door trim panel includes a pusher disposed to transfer an impact load to the kick-up cross-member. The pusher may be configured as a matrix formed by a plurality of columns and substantially orthogonal connecting ribs to define a plurality of receivers. One or more of the receivers may be at least partially filled with a load-transferring substrate. The one or more receivers may be disposed at a bottom portion of the pusher. One or more columns of the plurality of columns may be oriented whereby an impact-receiving end and an impact-transmitting end of the pusher define different surface areas.

Supplemental load transfer trim system

A floor mat is provided for a motor vehicle. The floor mat includes a debris pan and a debris retaining wall encompassing the debris pan. In addition, the floor mat includes an integral heel blocker within the debris retaining wall that is adapted to protect the feet, heels and lower legs of an operator of a motor vehicle in the event of a frontal collision.

Floor mat with integral heel blocker

An airbag includes a first side panel, a second side panel, a middle panel, and at least one extension. In the inflated position, the first side panel and the second side panel are spaced from each other by the middle panel, the middle panel having a top and a bottom, and a centerline between the first and the second side panels. The at least one extension is connected to at least one of the first side panel and the bottom of the middle panel, and is extendable in a direction away from the top of the middle panel in a deployed position.

Airbag with at least one extension

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Djamal Eddine Midoun