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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Takao Tani, Tokyo, JP;
Takemi Nishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunori Iimi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Aimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Kamizawa, Saitama, JP;
Joseph Bruno Buratto, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Perry McConnell, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Michael James McGory, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A front suspension structure has a front portion on a first side member of a vehicle frame and a rear portion on the first side member rearward of the front portion. A front wheel is supported by a wheel support structure that is pivotally mounted to a front suspension structure of the first side member. A stop structure is installed to the first side member at the rear portion of the front suspension structure. The stop structure extends in an outboard direction of the first side member. The stop structure has a stop surface that defines an angle relative to the vehicle longitudinal direction between 110 and 130 degrees. In response to an impact event to a front area of the front wheel, the front wheel pivots relative to the wheel support structure moving a rear area of the front wheel into contact with the stop surface.