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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2019
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Michael McGory, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Patrick Grattan, Wixom, MI (US);
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle body structure includes a vehicle structure, and an off-center impact structure. The vehicle structure has a front side member with a front end and a front-section extending rearward from the front end. The front side member extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The off-center impact structure includes a leaf-spring assembly with a plurality of leaf-springs attached to one another. The off-center impact structure is attached to the front side member at the front-section such that the leaf-spring assembly extends in a lateral outboard direction from the front side member.