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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Tau Tyan, Northville, MI (US);
Yu-Kan Hu, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Leonard Anthony Shaner, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Dana Sun, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/00 (2006.01); F16F 7/12 (2006.01); B60R 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B60R 19/34 (2013.01); B62D 21/15 (2013.01); B62D 25/00 (2013.01); F16F 7/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A strengthening member for a motor vehicle, the strengthening member has a cross section that comprises sixteen corners and includes sides and corners creating eight internal angles and eight external angles. Each internal angle ranges between about 90° and about 145° and each external angle ranges between about 95° and about 175°. One or more tunable parameters of a cross section can vary along a longitudinal axis of the strengthening member.