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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Tau Tyan, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/12 (2006.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/00 (2006.01); B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/121 (2013.01); B60R 19/34 (2013.01); B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B62D 21/15 (2013.01); B62D 25/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle beam is provided. The vehicle beam may include an outer tube having four outer walls an inner tube having four inner walls inside the outer tube and a first set and a second set of ribs. The first set of ribs may extend from a midpoint of each inner wall to a midpoint of each outer wall. The second set of ribs may extend from a midpoint of each of the first set of ribs to one corner of the outer tube.