Fca US LLC

Krishnamurthy Hegde

Kedar V Panday

Santosh Pethe

Scott Mcguire

Michael J Martinez

Rebecca L Tanguay

Eric J Stahmer

Richard C Chiarcos

Maximiliano P Larroquette

Saurabh V Joshi

Kalid S Jaboo

Kedar V Parday

Aravind Srinivasan

Dennis J Hauff, Jr

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 frame system for a vehicle including a high-voltage component that includes a pair of spaced apart primary rails that extend from a front of the vehicle toward a rear of the vehicle and a pair of longitudinally extending sills. An impact support rail extends outward from each of the primary rails, and connects each respective primary rail to one of the sills. A cross-member extends outward from each of the primary rails, and connects each respective primary rail to one of the sills, and a laterally extending frame support member extends between the sills at a location between the impact support rails and the cross-members. A pocket is collectively formed between each primary rail, the respective impact support rail, the respective sill, the respective cross-member, and the laterally extending frame support member, and the pocket is configured for receipt and protection of the high-voltage component.

Fast-ski rail and crossmember system for high voltage component protection

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