Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Kirk D Rasmussen

Grant A Compton

Stanley Jay Novak

Brenda J Johnson

Doug Vandervoort

Marius Efstate

Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi

Adrian Diaz

Ranny Hamameh

Andres Gonzalez Mendivil

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle structural frame with an overlap-barrier-impact deformation scheme, the frame has: a rail defining a first longitudinal axis; a first energy absorption device defining a second longitudinal axis outside of the first longitudinal axis with respect to a vehicle; and a connector extending between the rail and the first energy absorption device.

Vehicle structural frame with partial-overlap-barrier-impact deformation scheme

A refilling system for a vehicle including a body panel having a fixed opening, an adjustable refilling assembly partially enclosed by the body panel, the adjustable refilling assembly including a first port and a second port, the adjustable refilling assembly movable between at least a first configuration in which the first port is aligned with the fixed opening and a second configuration in which the second port is aligned with the fixed opening.

Adjustable refilling assembly

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White Lake, MI, United States of America

Kirk D Rasmussen