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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Arturo Alberto Garcia Ramirez, Venustiano Carranza, MX;
Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Texcoco, MX;
Cindy Barrera-Martinez, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/04 (2006.01); F16L 55/035 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); F16L 57/06 (2006.01); F16L 55/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/04 (2013.01); B60R 16/0215 (2013.01); F16L 55/035 (2013.01); F16L 55/0336 (2013.01); F16L 57/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a flexible support for a vehicle. In one example, the flexible support is formed of a composite material and configured to surround a vehicle component and absorb oscillations generated by the vehicle. The composite material may be a mixture of aluminum particles dispersed in an elastomer matrix.