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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
William G. Heckman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Vince Anthony Chimento, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jeffrey Gray, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/03 (2006.01); B62D 21/08 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/03 (2013.01); B62D 21/08 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 25/2036 (2013.01); B62D 33/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle support structure according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cross-member of a vehicle support structure. The cross-member extends longitudinally along a cross-member axis. The frame assembly further includes a rail of the vehicle support structure. The rail extends longitudinally along a rail axis that is transverse to the cross-member axis. The rail extends into a pocket of the cross-member such that a portion of the rail is nested within the cross-member.