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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Mike James Freeman, Allen Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B29C 64/135 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B29C 64/135 (2017.08); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method including forming a plurality of components via an additive manufacturing process to define an integral reinforcement member and reinforcing a corner member of a vehicle pillar with the integral reinforcement member. The plurality of components include a first component and a second component. The first and second components formed integrally as a single unit. The first component and the second component include a functionally graded material that is deposited on the corner member via the additive manufacturing process.