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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventors:
Michael McGory, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Patrick Grattan, Wixom, MI (US);
Assignee:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 21/03 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B62D 21/03 (2013.01); B62D 21/157 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle body structure includes a first structural member extending in a vehicle lateral direction and a second structural member extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The second structural member is connected to the first structural member. An off-center impact structure is connected to at least one of the first structural member and the second structural member. The off-center impact structure has a curved contact surface. The curved contact surface is laterally spaced from the other of the first structural member and the second structural member.