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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Greg Gombert, Canton, MI (US);
Leonard Anthony Shaner, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Windsor, CA;
Vinay Satya, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Mikolaj Tyksinski, Madison, WI (US);
Marcela Arana, Plymouth, MI (US);
Mary A. Mason, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a hood at a front end, a frunk under the hood, and a cabin. The vehicle includes a cross-beam positioned between the frunk and the cabin, and configured to inhibit protrusion of the frunk into the cabin in a frontal impact. The vehicle also includes a frame and the cross-beam is coupled to the frame. The cross-beam is a unitary member that is coupled to the frame or the cross-beam includes two members separated by a gap and each member is coupled to the frame. The frame includes shock towers for coupling the cross-beam to the frame. The frame can also include a bracket for coupling the cross beam to the frame.