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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Saied Nusier, Canton, MI (US);
Jamel E. Belwafa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Srinivasan Sundararajan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rahul Arora, Birmingham, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle frame including a first frame rail, a second frame rail spaced cross-vehicle from the first frame rail, and a middle frame rail between the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The first frame rail and the second frame rail each have a vehicle-inboard side facing toward the middle frame rail. The vehicle-inboard sides each define a plurality of notches. The middle frame rail has a downward side facing downwardly and perpendicular to the vehicle-inboard sides. The downward side defining a plurality of notches. The vehicle frame has a rear cross-member and a front cross-member spaced vehicle-forward of the rear cross-member. The rear cross-member and the front cross-member are between the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The notches of the vehicle-inboard sides and the notches of the downward side are between the rear cross-member and the front cross-member.