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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Martin Knittel, Canton, MI (US);
Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Canton, MI (US);
Dan Joseph McCarthy, Northville, MI (US);
Jungmao Michael Chang, Novi, MI (US);
Amar Ourchane, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 21/09 (2006.01); B62D 33/077 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B62D 21/09 (2013.01); B62D 21/15 (2013.01); B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B62D 25/08 (2013.01); B62D 25/082 (2013.01); B62D 25/088 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 29/007 (2013.01); B62D 33/077 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/14 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01);
Abstract
A vehicle frame for a vehicle includes a rail and an engine cradle. The rail has a front portion, a rear portion spaced from the front portion, and a middle portion between the front portion and the rear portion. The engine cradle is transversely attached to the front portion. The front portion and the rear portion are each welded to the middle portion. The middle portion has a gauge thinner than a gauge of the front portion.