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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lawrence P Kazyak, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296203 ; 296 29 ; 296204 ; 296205 ; 403403 ; 403205 ; 403391 ;
Abstract
A torque box for a space frame on an automotive vehicle having at least a pair of spaced vertically extending structural members includes an inner panel, and an outer panel spaced from the inner panel and substantially parallel thereto. The torque box includes a plurality of interior panels extending between and interconnecting the inner and outer panels. The inner and outer panels and interior panels cooperate to form a spaced ends which are secured to the structural members.