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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2023
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Ranjit Pandhare, Troy, MI (US);
Milind Parab, Troy, MI (US);
Vikas Sanghavi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Meyyappan Valliappan, Troy, MI (US);
Karthik Chitoor, South Lyon, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a vehicle frame, a wheel attached to the vehicle frame, and an anti-tip device attached to the vehicle frame. The anti-tip device includes a deflector assembly having a deflector section that extends angularly outward from the vehicle frame and a tail section unitary with deflector section that extends along and in parallel with a length of the vehicle frame, and the anti-tip device is configured, in the event of an offset frontal impact to the vehicle that forces the wheel in a direction toward the vehicle frame, to be struck by the wheel and deflect the wheel in a direction away from the vehicle frame to prevent the wheel from travelling beneath the vehicle frame.