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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
May. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi, Canton, MI (US);
Harsha Kusnoorkar, Canton, MI (US);
Scott J. Bell, Canton, MI (US);
Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/03 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/03 (2013.01); B62D 21/155 (2013.01); B62D 65/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Vehicle subframes and methods of producing the same are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a subframe of a vehicle including longitudinal members, and lateral extensions extending from the longitudinal members, the lateral extensions extending outward from a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle, outer edges of the lateral extensions including contours to avoid turn radii of steerable tires of the vehicle.