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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Kevin A. Gustafson, S. Rockwood, MI (US);
Robert Reiners, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01);
Abstract
A single monolithic body extends in a longitudinal direction and includes multiple closed sections stacked vertically. A first end portion of the single monolithic body extends from one of the closed sections into an adjacent closed section, and a second end portion of the single monolithic body extends from one of the closed sections, along an exterior of an adjacent closed section, and laterally away from the single monolithic body to form a connecting flange.