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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Gary Nola, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F02B 77/13 (2006.01); B60R 13/08 (2006.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01); F02M 35/04 (2006.01); F02M 35/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/0068 (2013.01); B60R 13/0838 (2013.01); B60R 21/34 (2013.01); F02B 77/13 (2013.01); F02F 7/0073 (2013.01); F02F 2007/0075 (2013.01); F02M 35/04 (2013.01); F02M 35/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle component cover. In one example, a vehicle component cover may be adapted to conceal vehicle components within an engine compartment, and the cover may include an embedded support structure having a plurality of notched sections. The support structure may deform at the plurality of notched sections to increase an energy absorption characteristic of the vehicle component cover.