The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Herbert Yang, Saline, MI (US);
Sean Timothy Ryan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John Michael McGuckin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Pratyaksh Kamath, Canton, MI (US);
Praveenmanickam Renganathan, Detroit, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A floor pan assembly is disclosed that includes a side sill extending in a longitudinal direction that has a lower portion and a top surface. The floor pan may include a weld flange having a height Hthat is welded to the lower portion along a full length of the floor pan and an extended weld flange having a height Hthat is higher than Hand welded to the top surface of the side sill along a limited length of the floor pan. The floor pan may also include a corrugated area integrally provided in the floor pan that includes a plurality of furrows and ridges that extend obliquely relative to the longitudinal direction.