Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Vinay Satya

Leonard Anthony Shaner

Greg Gombert

Mikolaj Tyksinski

Marcela Arana

Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa

Mary A Mason

A vehicle includes a hood at a front end, a frunk under the hood, and a cabin. The vehicle includes a cross-beam positioned between the frunk and the cabin, and configured to inhibit protrusion of the frunk into the cabin in a frontal impact. The vehicle also includes a frame and the cross-beam is coupled to the frame. The cross-beam is a unitary member that is coupled to the frame or the cross-beam includes two members separated by a gap and each member is coupled to the frame. The frame includes shock towers for coupling the cross-beam to the frame. The frame can also include a bracket for coupling the cross beam to the frame.

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Vinay Satya