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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Fubang Wu, Woodhaven, MI (US);
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60R 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/34 (2013.01); B60R 19/12 (2013.01); B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 2019/186 (2013.01);
Abstract
A front end structure is disclosed for a vehicle to enhance vehicle compatibility performance. The front end structure includes a bumper disposed behind a front fascia panel. Crush cans are attached between the bumper and a frame rail. A shield is attached to the bumper that extends above the bumper and below the bumper to spread deformation caused by the crush cans and bumper of a deformable barrier in a collision to areas above and below the bumper.