Fca US LLC

Kedar V Panday

Krishnamurthy Hegde

Scott Mcguire

Santosh Pethe

Eric J Stahmer

Richard C Chiarcos

Maximilian P Larraquette

Alexander Kurz

Kalid S Jaboo

Krishnamurthy N Hegd

Aravind Srinivasan

Anthony A Stajanovski

Gursharn Sanghera

A vehicle including a frame that includes first and second longitudinally extending rails that each include an inner panel attached to an outer panel, a plurality of bulkheads positioned within each of the first and second longitudinally extending rails between the inner panel and the outer panel, and a first bead pattern that limits deformation of the rail during a frontal impact to the vehicle. During the frontal impact, the locations of the plurality of bulkheads relative to the first bead pattern cause each of the first and second longitudinally extending rails to deform in a controlled manner that maintains a distance between the first and second longitudinally extending rails and a high-voltage component.

Vehicle frame designed for high voltage component protection in frontal impacts

A vehicle including a frame that includes a first longitudinally extending rail and a second longitudinally extending rail, wherein one of the first longitudinally extending rail and the second longitudinally extending rail includes a component mounted thereto. The first and second longitudinally extending rails each include a bead pattern that limits deformation of the respective rail during a frontal impact to the vehicle, and the bead pattern of the one of the first longitudinally extending rail and the second longitudinally extending that includes the component mounted thereto is different from the bead pattern of the other of the first longitudinally extending rail and the second longitudinally extending rail that does not have the component mounted thereto to limit an amount of deformation thereof during the frontal impact to the vehicle to minimize movement of the component in a direction toward a high-voltage component attached to the one rail.

Vehicle frame having asymmetric bead structure for high voltage component protection

A bracket configured to mount a high voltage component to a structure of a vehicle. The bracket includes a body, a plurality of first apertures formed in the body that are each respectively configured for receipt of a fastener that secures the body to the high voltage component, and a plurality of second apertures formed in the body that are respectively configured for receipt of a fastener that secures the body to the structure of the vehicle. Upon application of a sufficient force to the vehicle, a material of the body that forms at least one of the first apertures and the second apertures is configured to fail to permit either the body and the high voltage component to disengage from structure of the vehicle or the high voltage component to disengage from the body.

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Auburn Hills, MI, United States of America

Kedar V Panday