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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Perry McConnell, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Christopher Robert Hartley, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Patrick Dean Grattan, Wixom, MI (US);
Joseph Bruno Buratto, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Michael James McGory, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle structure includes a frame and a diagonal structure. The frame has a first side member, a second side member and a cross-member that extends in a vehicle lateral direction between the first and second side members. The cross-member is perpendicular to the first and second side members. The diagonal structure has a beam with a rear end that extends to an area of the second side member rearward of the cross-member. An angle of between 35 and 60 degrees is defined between the cross-member and the beam of the diagonal structure. The rear end of the beam is supported to the second side member by a rear attachment bracket such that the rear end of the beam is spaced apart from the second side member with a rear gap being defined between the rear end of the beam and the second side member.