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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2006
Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Bhimaraddi Alavandi, Canton, MI (US);
Thiag Subbian, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Djamal Midoun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Deepak Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Bhimaraddi Alavandi, Canton, MI (US);
Thiag Subbian, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Djamal Midoun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An underrun energy-absorbing structure () ('structure') for a vehicle () includes a rail member (), a deformable crush tube (), and a plate (). Rail member () is formed from an inboard panel () and an outboard panel (). Crush tube () is sandwiched between inboard panel () and outboard panel () and extends perpendicularly from rail member (). Plate () is adjacent to crush tube () and extends perpendicularly from rail member (). Plate () is supported by crush tube () during a vehicle collision.