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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
May. 15, 2019
Applicants:
Sunil Waghmare, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abhijeet Thorat, Troy, MI (US);
Meenakshi Solaimalai, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sunil Waghmare, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abhijeet Thorat, Troy, MI (US);
Meenakshi Solaimalai, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B62D 21/152 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle front rail has an elongated body with a first end adapted to couple with a bumper and a second end adapted to couple with a rocker panel. A portion of the body, adjacent the first end, has a cross section with an overall dumbbell shape. It includes a first and second portion separated by a narrow portion. A reinforcement member is positioned in the narrowed portion of the dumbbell cross section.