Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Michael Joseph Zimcosky

Stephen G Rosepiler

Christopher Dendis

Claude B Lawrence

Shivaprasad G Rangaswamaiah

Abhijith Sadananda

David J Royak

Binoy J Rodrigues

Sartaj S Ubhi

Gregory B Resh

A bushing collar assembly on a vehicle includes a subframe formed of a first material and a bushing collar formed of a second material. The subframe has an engagement face. The bushing collar has a sleeve shaped main body defining axial end faces. At least one of the axial end faces has a plurality of spaced apart nubs disposed thereon that are configured to deform and fully embed into the engagement face of the subframe upon application of a predetermined compressive force.

Bushing collar assembly

A disengagement apparatus for a subframe of a vehicle includes an inclined wall having an inclined surface, two sidewalls, and a top wall. The inclined surface has a structural feature that may include a rib. The disengagement apparatus is configured to couple to the subframe and a subframe stay. The subframe may include an aluminum material, and the disengagement apparatus may include a steel material. Further, a front frame structure for a vehicle includes a vehicle body, and a subframe structure coupled to the vehicle body that includes a subframe, a subframe stay, and a disengagement apparatus. The subframe structure is configured to decouple from the vehicle body in the event of a frontal impact and deflect in a rearward and downward direction relative to the vehicle body.

Subframe disengagement apparatus

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Dublin, OH, United States of America

Michael Joseph Zimcosky