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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Herbert Yang, Saline, MI (US);
Praveenmanickam Renganathan, Detroit, MI (US);
Shekar Prabhakar Erasala, Northville, MI (US);
John Michael McGuckin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Luchtman, Clawson, MI (US);
Shawn Michael Morgans, Chelsea, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A rocker including a sill elongated along an axis and a reinforcement disposed in the sill. The reinforcement, in cross-section transverse to the axis, includes an intermediate portion, a first lobe, and a second lobe. The first lobe has a first wall extending from the intermediate portion to a first end. The second lobe has a second wall extending from the intermediate portion to the second end. The first and second ends abut opposite surfaces of the intermediate portion. The first lobe and the second lobe of the reinforcement resist buckling in response to components of the impact force applied to the sill reinforcement.