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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard Allen Bodey, Jr., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Michael James Freeman, Allen Park, MI (US);
Kevin Brohl, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/16 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 43/10 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00535 (2013.01); B60H 1/00542 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/16 (2013.01); B62D 25/2027 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B62D 43/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle body and an HVAC unit. The vehicle body has a first structure and a second structure that define a gap. The HVAC unit is fixed to the vehicle body and includes a motor and a case housing the motor. The case is disposed in the gap, abuts the first structure and the second structure, and reinforces the vehicle body between the first structure and the second structure.