Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Magna International Inc.

Kenneth R Schmidt

Edgar Edward Donabedian

Robert K Cleland

Kevin A Gustafson

Yi Qu

Jeffrey R Robbins

Bradley Ray Hamlin

John Muglia

Brian Buda

Michael Ray Elliott

Robert Moore

A motor vehicle includes a frame with energy-absorbing zones at outboard corners of the vehicle and a bumper beam mounted to the energy-absorbing zones to transfer force to at least one of the energy-absorbing zones during a collision. The bumper beam includes a center section extending generally laterally across the vehicle between the energy-absorbing zones, and left and right load transfer sections attached to outboard ends of the center section. Each load transfer section extends outboard and rearward such that the free end of each load transfer section is disposed outboard of the frame adjacent a rear end of its respective energy-absorbing zone. In a small-overlap collision, the load transfer section on the side of the impact bends rearward as the energy-absorbing zone deforms, and the free end of the load transfer section contacts the frame to transfer crash loads to the frame.

Bumper beam with load transferring section

A sleeper cab assembly for a vehicle includes a frame configured to provide a support structure for at least a portion of the sleeper cab assembly. The frame includes a plurality of frame members coupled together. Each of the frame members are formed of a reinforced polymeric material.

Sleeper cab assembly for vehicle

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Plymouth, MI, United States of America

Kenneth R Schmidt