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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2019
Michael W Gaduski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chris Sleiman, Windsor, CA;
Rene R Zamarripa, Waterford, MI (US);
Amandeep S Gill, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Scott E Zilincik, Troy, MI (US);
Tusher M Phule, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Eric E Lund, Oxford, MI (US);
Martin L Hilderth, Rochester, MI (US);
Eric a Darin, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Michael W Gaduski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chris Sleiman, Windsor, CA;
Rene R Zamarripa, Waterford, MI (US);
Amandeep S Gill, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Scott E Zilincik, Troy, MI (US);
Tusher M Phule, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Eric E Lund, Oxford, MI (US);
Martin L Hilderth, Rochester, MI (US);
Eric A Darin, Royal Oak, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A structural small overlap rigid barrier (SORB) joining bracket for a vehicle having an underbody hold-down assembly, a cowl side assembly, and a body mount assembly configured to connect a vehicle body to a vehicle frame includes a cowl side coupling first portion configured to couple to the cowl side assembly, and an underbody coupling second portion configured to couple to the underbody hold-down assembly and the body mount assembly. The SORB joining bracket couples and maintains structural integrity between the underbody hold-down assembly and the cowl side assembly, and couples with the body mount assembly to increase vehicle load capacity by providing a direct load path into the frame of the vehicle. A frame extension tube assembly creates additional strength and stiffness via stack-up with the SORB joining bracket.