Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Saied Nusier

Mohamed Ridha Baccouche

Saeed David Barbat

Jamel E Belwafa

Rahul Arora

Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam

Swadad A Carremm

William L Stanko

Srinivasan Sundararajan

Ridha Baccouche

James Chih Cheng

Raj Sohmshetty

Hikmat F Mahmood

Rohit Telukunta

Leonard Anthony Shaner

David Anthony Wagner

David James Bauch

Mohammad Omar Faruque

Dean M Jaradi

S M Iskander Farooq

Michael Musa Azzouz

Matthew John Zaluzec

Michael Barnhart

Bahig B Fileta

Sridhar Santi Boyina

Erick Michael Lavoie

Venkatesh Krishnan

Manoharprasad K Rao

John Wayne Jaranson

Jialiang Le

Michael James Whitens

Edward Joseph Abramoski

Sino Johan Van Dyk

Cortney Stancato

Xiaowei Li

Stephen Philip Panoff

Frankie Carney

Jhony J Barbosa

Vehicle frames for battery powered electric vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a vehicle frame including a first rail and a first rocker on a first side of the vehicle frame, and a second rail and a second rocker on a second side of the vehicle frame, the second side opposite the first side, a first backup rail coupled between the first rail and the first rocker, a second backup rail coupled between the second rail and the second rocker, a first brace extending between the first side and the second side, the first brace coupled to the first backup rail and at least one of the second backup rail or the second rocker, and a second brace extending between the first side and the second side, the second brace coupled to the second backup rail and at least one of the first backup rail or the first rocker.

Vehicle frames for battery powered electric vehicles

A vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a steering post rotatably supported by the vehicle frame. The vehicle includes a crossbar supported by the steering post. The crossbar is bisected by the steering post and the crossbar elongated in a cross-vehicle direction from a first end to a second end. The vehicle includes a brace supported by the crossbar. The brace includes a first portion, a second portion spaced from the first portion, and a curved portion connecting the first portion to the second portion. The first portion is supported by the first end of the crossbar and the second portion is supported by the second end of the crossbar.

Brace for three-wheeled vehicle

Vehicle frames for battery powered electric vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a vehicle subframe including a first rail and a first rocker on a first side of the vehicle subframe, and a second rail and a second rocker on a second side of the vehicle subframe, the first side opposite the second side, a first diagonal member coupled between the first rail and the second side of the vehicle subframe, the first diagonal member to transfer a first longitudinal load from the first rail to the second side, and a second diagonal member coupled between the second rail and the first side of the vehicle subframe, the second diagonal member to transfer a second longitudinal load from the second rail to the first side.

A vehicle includes a vehicle frame including a first frame rail, a second frame rail spaced cross-vehicle from the first frame rail, and a middle frame rail between the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The first frame rail and the second frame rail each have a vehicle-inboard side facing toward the middle frame rail. The vehicle-inboard sides each define a plurality of notches. The middle frame rail has a downward side facing downwardly and perpendicular to the vehicle-inboard sides. The downward side defining a plurality of notches. The vehicle frame has a rear cross-member and a front cross-member spaced vehicle-forward of the rear cross-member. The rear cross-member and the front cross-member are between the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The notches of the vehicle-inboard sides and the notches of the downward side are between the rear cross-member and the front cross-member.

Notches of frame rails of three-wheeled vehicle

A vehicle includes a frame including a first post, a second post spaced cross-vehicle from the first post, and a steering post rotatably supported by the frame. The steering post extends between the first and second posts. The vehicle includes a steering post reinforcement having a first and a second end each fixed to the frame, a curved portion curving about the axis between the ends, and a first and a second portion extending from the ends to the curved portion. The first and second portions are elongated vehicle-rearward from the frame to the curved portion. The curved portion defines an opening between the ends. The steering post extends through the opening between the curved portion and the frame and between the first and second portions. The curved portion is spaced vehicle-rearward from the steering post. The first and second portions are spaced cross-vehicle from the steering post.

Steering post reinforcement for three-wheeled vehicle

A network of rails for a vehicle includes a lateral rail that extends primarily along a lateral axis of the vehicle, a longitudinal rail that extends primarily along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a circular rail that interacts with at least one of the lateral rail and the longitudinal rail.

Network of rails for a vehicle

A vehicle frame assembly includes, among other things, a main rail and a node assembly attached to the main rail. The node assembly includes a forward mounting member, a rear mounting member, and a deflector extending between the forward mounting member and rear mounting member. When a load exceeds a threshold load that is applied to a front of a vehicle, the deflector is configured to engage a tire and deflect the tire from entering a forward vehicle area.

Node integrated deflector for a vehicle

A vehicle frame assembly includes, among other things, a lower main rail of a vehicle, a deflector assembly that is disposed adjacent a forward end portion of the lower main rail, and a positioning bracket of the deflector assembly. The positioning bracket is secured directly to the lower main rail and configured to separate from the lower main rail if a load that exceeds a threshold load is applied to a front of the vehicle.

Vehicle deflector assembly and load absorbing method

A vehicle frame assembly includes, among other things, a main rail of a vehicle and a truss assembly. The truss assembly includes a forward mounting member directly coupled to the main rail, a rear mounting member, a frame assembly connected to the forward mounting member and the rear mounting member, and an attachment that directly couples the rear mounting member to the main rail. The attachment is configured to shear when a load that exceeds a threshold load is applied to a front of the vehicle. The shearing of the attachment permits the rear mounting member to slide relative to the main rail.

Slidable truss assembly for a vehicle

A vehicle includes a vehicle frame. The vehicle includes a subframe connected to the vehicle frame. The vehicle includes a tray supported by the vehicle frame. The vehicle includes a V-shaped member having an end at the tray and a pair of legs extending from the end in a vehicle-forward direction to the subframe.

Vehicle battery support

A seat includes a seat-bottom frame, a seat-back frame rotatable relative to the seat-bottom frame between a forward position and a rearward position, and a first wedge and a second wedge on opposite side of the seat-back frame. The first wedge extends from the seat-back frame in the forward position to the seat-bottom frame, and the second wedge extends from the seat-back frame in the rearward position to the seat-bottom frame.

Seat back rotation limiter

A battery enclosure for the battery of an electric vehicle is disclosed that is provided with cylindrical impact absorbing tubular members. The tubular members are arrayed about the battery enclosure between an inner wall and an outer wall in a spaced relationship. The tubular members are spaced from each other and include internal reinforcing walls that stiffen the battery enclosure and absorb impact loads. The reinforcing walls may be in an X-shaped, Y-shaped or parallel and may be oriented to absorb impact loads to a greater or lesser extent.

Battery enclosure surrounded by internally reinforced cylindrical impact absorbing elements

An impact absorbing system includes a vehicle floor, a rocker, and a reinforcement member. The rocker is disposed below the vehicle floor. The reinforcement member is supported on the rocker. The reinforcement member is deployable from an undeployed position beneath the vehicle floor to a deployed position above the vehicle floor.

Impact absorbing system

A vehicle-trailer hitch angle sensor assembly includes a mounting bracket including a base, a body rotatably coupled with the bracket about an axis spaced apart from the base and biased toward the base, and a sensor array including a plurality of sensors extending in first and second directions along a face of the body.

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Canton, MI, United States of America

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