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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Vijay Pachore, Troy, MI (US);
Sean Timothy Ryan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jamil Alwan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Peyman Aghssa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel Grabowski, Brighton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary reinforcement assembly includes, among other things, a heel kick that extends horizontally between rockers of an electrified vehicle, and a reinforcement bracket that horizontally overlaps with the heel kick and is secured to an outboard portion of the heel kick. An exemplary reinforcement method includes, among other things, resisting a load applied to a side of an electrified vehicle using a reinforcement bracket secured to an outboard portion of a heel kick. The heel kick extends horizontally between rockers of the electrified vehicle. The heel kick and the reinforcement bracket are horizontally overlapped with each other.