Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Musheeruddin Zubair Syed

Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk

Shawn Michael Morgans

Steve William Gallagher

Stephen William Gallagher

Conor Daniel Hennessey

Scott Stanley Seashore

Karen Nuler

Marius Curea

Ari Garo Caliskan

Michael Murphy McElroy

Mukdam Kena

Eric R Yerke

Jamie Joseph March

Joseph R Antoni

A structural assembly for a vehicle that includes a main body, a left apron, a right apron, a left strut cap, and a right strut cap. The left apron is fixed to a left upper rail and defines a first opening extending therethrough. The right apron is fixed to a right upper rail and defines a second opening extending therethrough. The left strut cap is secured to the left apron such that the left strut cap covers the first opening. The right strut cap is secured to the right apron such that the right strut cap covers the second opening.

Vehicle structural assembly having strut caps

A structural assembly for a vehicle that includes a cast main body, a left apron, a right apron, a left mounting feature, a right mounting feature, a left strut cap, and a right strut cap. The left apron is fixed to a left upper rail and defines a first opening extending therethrough. The right apron is fixed to a right upper rail and defines a second opening extending therethrough. The left mounting feature extends at least partially around a first periphery of the first opening. The right mounting feature extends at least partially around a second periphery of the second opening. The left strut cap is secured to the left mounting feature such that the left strut cap covers the first opening. The right strut cap is secured to the right mounting feature such that the right strut cap covers the second opening.

The present disclosure relates to a rail assembly that includes an outer rail and an inner rail opposite to the outer rail. The rail assembly also includes a cavity formed between the outer rail and the inner rail. The rail assembly further includes a first corner reinforcement coupled to the outer rail and the inner rail in such a way that at least a portion of the first corner reinforcement is located in the cavity. The rail assembly also includes a second corner reinforcement coupled to the outer rail and the inner rail in such a way that at least a portion of the first corner reinforcement is located in the cavity.

Reinforced rail assembly

The present disclosure is directed to extrusion for a vehicle component. The vehicle component includes a plurality of flanges that form a periphery of the vehicle component, a cavity that extends through the periphery of the vehicle component, a corner portion that is positioned proximate to a corner defined by a pair of the plurality of flanges, and a channel that is positioned proximate to the corner portion.

Extrusion with corner and center channels

A method of assembling a unibody vehicle includes securing a cab back panel of a cab back panel directly to an upturned flange of a cargo box floor. A unibody vehicle assembly according to another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cab back panel, a cargo box floor, and a passenger compartment floor. The cab back panel is secured directly to the cargo box floor. The cab back panel provides a back wall of a passenger cab and a front wall of a cargo area.

Unibody vehicle cab back assembly and method

The present disclosure generally relates to a rear sill assembly of a unibody vehicle. The unibody vehicle includes a floor assembly having a floor pan and a floor beam coupled to the floor pan, the floor beam having a floor channel. The unibody vehicle also includes a rear sill, and a coupling structure coupled to the rear sill. The coupling structure may include an outer periphery which is sized and shaped to be slideably coupleably received in the floor channel.

Rear sill assembly of a unibody pickup truck

A structural assembly for a pickup truck sidewall includes, among other things, a C-pillar, a belt rail extending rearward from the C-pillar, and a truss spanning from the belt rail to the C-pillar. A method of structurally supporting a sidewall of a pickup truck includes the steps of securing a first end portion of a truss to a belt rail that extends rearward from a C-pillar of the pickup truck, and securing an opposite, second end portion of the truss to a C-pillar.

Pickup truck sidewall structural assembly and structural support method

This disclosure details exemplary pillar-to-box rail-to-cab back structural joints for unibody vehicles. An exemplary structural joint of a unibody vehicle may include a pillar assembly and a box rail assembly that intersects the pillar assembly and extends continuously up to a door opening flange of the pillar assembly. The pillar assembly and box rail assembly may establish a beam-to-beam connection of the structural joint. A cab back assembly may be secured relative to the pillar assembly and the box rail assembly to establish a third portion of the structural joint. Various spot welds may be provided for joining the various components of the structural joint.

Pillar-box rail-cab back structural joints for unibody vehicles

A vehicle body includes a cabin portion, a bed portion, and an air extractor. The cabin portion defines a passenger cabin and includes a hollow pillar having an opening to the passenger cabin. The bed portion defines a bed and includes a hollow frame rail elongated from the pillar. The pillar and the frame rail define an airflow path from the opening. The air extractor is positioned in the frame rail and is in communication with the airflow path and an ambient environment.

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Musheeruddin Zubair Syed