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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Saied Nusier, Canton, MI (US);
Mohammed Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/026 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); B60R 21/16 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01211 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01252 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01286 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0273 (2013.01);
Abstract
An impact absorbing system includes a vehicle floor, a rocker, and a reinforcement member. The rocker is disposed below the vehicle floor. The reinforcement member is supported on the rocker. The reinforcement member is deployable from an undeployed position beneath the vehicle floor to a deployed position above the vehicle floor.