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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dominik Mueller, Euskirchen, DE;
Joergen Hilmann, Leverkusen, DE;
Istvan Somogyvari, Cologne, DE;
Djamel Bouzit, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Deb Kumar Bonnerjee, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60K 17/24 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); B60K 17/348 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B60K 17/24 (2013.01); F16M 13/022 (2013.01); B60K 17/348 (2013.01);
Abstract
An RDU detachment system is provided and includes a front RDU mounting bracket, a rear RDU mounting bracket, a rear cross member including an inclined face oriented toward the RDU and at least one bushing connecting the rear RDU mounting bracket with the rear cross member. A method of detaching an RDU from a rear subframe of a motor vehicle in response to an impact force transmitted to the RDU through a driveline is also disclosed.