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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph C. Rotellini, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ryan Gabrielli, Novi, MI (US);
Satish Ganti, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle frame that includes a first pillar and a second pillar. The first pillar includes an upper member that has a first upper flange and a second upper flange. The first pillar also includes a lower member that extends outwardly from the second upper flange. The lower flange includes a chamfer and a transition portion, such that the chamfer has an arcuate shape that extends from the second upper flange to the transition portion. Further, the chamfer includes a first portion a second portion, such that the first portion and the second portion are angularly displaced with respect to the horizontal axis.