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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Jordan Renn, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Masayuki Katou, Yamato, JP;
David Coakley, Macomb, MI (US);
Yasutsune Terashima, Novi, MI (US);
Shuichi Okada, Atsugi, JP;
Syu Hashimoto, Inagi, JP;
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle frame structure has a front side member that extends forward from a dashwall. An engine cradle is attached to the front side member with a lateral side portion of the engine cradle being located beneath and spaced apart from a lower surface of the front side member. An engine installed to the engine cradle with a portion of the engine extending upward from the engine cradle adjacent to an inboard surface of the front side member, A push-off structure is attached to an outboard surface of the front side member adjacent to a front end surface of the front side member. A portion of the push-off structure extends outboard from the outboard surface. Another portion of the push-off structure extends downward below the lower surface of the front side member toward the lateral portion of the engine cradle and the engine.