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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Shawn Michael Morgans, Chelsea, MI (US);
Steve William Gallagher, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Marius Curea, Canton, MI (US);
Musheeruddin Zubair Syed, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Scott Seashore, Dearborn, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
This disclosure details exemplary pillar-to-box rail-to-cab back structural joints for unibody vehicles. An exemplary structural joint of a unibody vehicle may include a pillar assembly and a box rail assembly that intersects the pillar assembly and extends continuously up to a door opening flange of the pillar assembly. The pillar assembly and box rail assembly may establish a beam-to-beam connection of the structural joint. A cab back assembly may be secured relative to the pillar assembly and the box rail assembly to establish a third portion of the structural joint. Various spot welds may be provided for joining the various components of the structural joint.