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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
May. 30, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Edgar Edward Donabedian, Livonia, MI (US);
Leonard Anthony Shaner, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Darrin Neil Wagner, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Yu-Kan Hu, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle rocker assembly is provided. The vehicle rocker assembly may include an outer panel, a side sill, and an insert. The side sill may define at least two cavities with the outer panel. The insert may be disposed in the cavities. The insert may include a longitudinally extending U-shaped carrier and a plurality of reinforcement members attached to the U-shape carrier. The plurality of reinforcement members may be spaced apart from a bottom of the U-shaped carrier by a predetermined distance.