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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jamil M. Alwan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Djamal Eddine Midoun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sean Timothy Ryan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Peyman Aghssa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zakareia H. Hussain, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Stephen William Gallagher, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle of unibody construction includes a left rail, right rail, first kickup member, and second kickup member. A left transition portion of the left rail extends inboard and upward from a left forward portion to a left rear portion. A right transition portion of the right rail extends inboard and upward from the right forward portion to the right rear portion. A left end of the first kickup member is coupled to the left forward portion and a right end of the first kickup member is coupled to the right forward portion. The second kickup member is rearward of the first kickup member. A left end of the second kickup member is coupled to at least one of the left forward and left transition portions. A right end of the second kickup member is coupled to at least one of the right forward and right transition portions.