Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Peyman Aghssa

Sean Timothy Ryan

Jamil M Alwan

Djamal Eddine Midoun

Abdelmonaam Sassi

John Michael McGuckin

Harish Dutt

Amar Marpu

Anil Reddy Pullalarevu

Nathan Kristofor Tardif

Nour-Eddine Fellague

John Jude Fusco

Zakareia H Hussain

Deepak Patel

Matthew Brian Makowski

Stephen William Gallagher

Shekar Prabhakar Erasala

William Moore Sherwood

Mohammad R Aghili

Adam Denlinger

Chunhui Kevin Lee

Behrooz Shahidi

Michael Kryzaniwskyj

Bin Zhang

Vijay Pachore

Kumar Mahadevan

Edward Michael Wilson

Hassan Najib Dubaisi

Neil R Kauppila

Andre Thompson

Naeem Ahmed Ghias

Stephen Wai-Fun Siu

Ali Kanberoglu

Mohammad Ali

Martin Wedel

Senthil A Gurusami

Roberto Jimmy Pellillo

Sai Gnanarka Gomatham

Daniel Grabowski

Nikhil Mone

Framroz Meheryar Bharucha

A vehicle of unibody construction includes a left rail, right rail, first kickup member, and second kickup member. A left transition portion of the left rail extends inboard and upward from a left forward portion to a left rear portion. A right transition portion of the right rail extends inboard and upward from the right forward portion to the right rear portion. A left end of the first kickup member is coupled to the left forward portion and a right end of the first kickup member is coupled to the right forward portion. The second kickup member is rearward of the first kickup member. A left end of the second kickup member is coupled to at least one of the left forward and left transition portions. A right end of the second kickup member is coupled to at least one of the right forward and right transition portions.

Vehicle having unibody architecture and dual kickup cross members for side load paths

Methods and systems are provided for protective cover. In one example, the protective cover may be configured to protect a fuel delivery module and may include a domed cap. The domed cap may resistant forces exerted on the protective cover and maintain clearance between the domed cap and enclosed electronic ports of the fuel delivery module.

Systems and methods for a fuel delivery module helmet of hybrid vehicle

A vehicle having a reinforcement brace includes, among other things, an aft structure, a passenger side strut, a driver side strut, a passenger side load transfer frame coupling the aft structure to the passenger side strut and being configured to transfer a load applied to the aft structure from a rear of a vehicle to the passenger side strut, and a driver side load transfer frame coupling the aft structure to the driver side strut and being configured to transfer a load applied to the aft structure from the rear of the vehicle to the driver side strut.

Seat supporting reinforcement brace

A vehicle includes a pair of frame rails elongated along a longitudinal axis, each of the frame rails having a downward deformation zone, the frame rails bendable at the downward deformation zones from a first position to a second position beneath the first position. The vehicle includes a tire supported between the pair of frame rails at the downward deformation zones. The vehicle includes a spare tire retention member supported between the pair of frame rails forward of the downward deformation zones.

Vehicle frame assembly

Methods and systems are provided for a fuel tank and suspension system. In one example, a system may include arranged a dampener between the fuel tank and the suspension system. The dampener may be configured to couple to the fuel tank or suspension system such that a threshold distance between a spud of the fuel tank and a stability bar of the suspension system may be maintained.

Systems for a fuel tank

An exemplary reinforcement assembly includes, among other things, a heel kick that extends horizontally between rockers of an electrified vehicle, and a reinforcement bracket that horizontally overlaps with the heel kick and is secured to an outboard portion of the heel kick. An exemplary reinforcement method includes, among other things, resisting a load applied to a side of an electrified vehicle using a reinforcement bracket secured to an outboard portion of a heel kick. The heel kick extends horizontally between rockers of the electrified vehicle. The heel kick and the reinforcement bracket are horizontally overlapped with each other.

Reinforced heel kick assembly and heel kick reinforcement method

A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a tray, a cover mounted to the tray and a beam system including a first beam attached to the tray and a second beam attached to the cover.

Beam system for electrified vehicle battery packs

An exemplary electrified vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a lower wall of a battery enclosure and an upper wall of the battery enclosure. The upper wall includes an upper wall deformation area that is configured to deform in response to a load applied to the battery enclosure prior to other areas of the upper wall.

Deformable battery pack enclosure

A vehicle upper body structural brace apparatus includes a first member having a first end in a rear region of a vehicle and second and third members each coupled to a second end of the first member. The second and third members are configured to couple lower and upper unibody vehicle structural components, respectively. The first, second and third members transfer impact forces at the first end of the first member from the first end, around first and second vehicle interior regions, and to the lower and upper unibody vehicle structural components.

Vehicle upper body structural brace

A crash brace is incorporated into a body structure of an automotive vehicle as an energy absorption and management device to assist in managing the energy during rear and side impact collisions, thereby protecting internal structures within the rear end of the vehicle.

Crash brace for energy management

A cross-brace structure for a police interceptor SUV includes a front member and a rear member, coupled through a connecting element. The front member has its two ends mounted over the rear floor of the vehicle, and the rear member has a first end and a second end, mounted on the left side rail and the right side rail of the vehicle, respectively. During an impact from the rear side, the crash load gets transferred to the non-impacted rear side through the rear bumper of the vehicle, and eventually, through the left and right rear side rails, towards the rear member of the cross-brace structure. The rear member transfers the crash load towards the front member, and further, towards the front portions of the vehicle, through the front sections of the left side rail and the right side rail.

Safety cross-brace structure for vehicles

The invention discloses a uni-body frame subassembly for a motor vehicle having a towing hitch member. The uni-body frame subassembly involves a configuration for neutralizing the effect of a rear impact involving the rear bumper and the towing hitch member. More specifically, the subassembly comprises reinforcements for supporting and controlling the frame rail segments in a crash event. Controlling the collapse of the uni-body frame subassembly helps to dissipate energy from the impact and as a result delivers less energy to a vehicle occupant compartment.

Rear vehicle subassembly having a towing hitch member

The present invention provides a rear impact absorption system for a motor vehicle. The rear impact absorption system includes a rear body assembly including longitudinally extending rear rails including first and second portions having first and second respective heights relative to a generally horizontal plane, the first height being greater than the second height. The invention further provides a neutralizing member connectable to bridge the first and second heights of each rear rail so as to minimize the effect of a moment arm created by the first and second heights during a rear impact.

Rear rail neutralizing member

A rear body assembly for a motor vehicle includes a floorpan extending longitudinally, a pair of rails extending longitudinally and spaced transversely adjacent the floorpan, and each of the rails having a rear portion with a plurality of convolutions tapering away from the floorpan to absorb energy upon an impact on a rear of the motor vehicle.

Rear body assembly for motor vehicles

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Peyman Aghssa