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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael James Freeman, Allen Park, MI (US);
Joseph Prescott Hickey, Westland, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle body structure includes a vehicle pillar and a unitized reinforcement member. The vehicle pillar includes an inner panel and an outer panel secured to the inner panel to form an internal cavity. The unitized reinforcement member is disposed within the internal cavity of the vehicle pillar and extends along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle pillar. The unitized reinforcement member includes an inner panel portion spaced apart from the inner panel, an outer panel portion coupled to an inner surface of the outer panel, and a connecting portion connecting the inner panel portion and the outer panel portion.