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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2008
Mattias Wallman, Varberg, SE;
Gunnar Hallneus, Göteborg, SE;
Peter Blum, Partille, SE;
Anders Fredriksson, Göteborg, SE;
Mats Erlingfors, Jörlanda, SE;
Peter Lindmark, Hisings backa, SE;
Mattias Wallman, Varberg, SE;
Gunnar Hallneus, Göteborg, SE;
Peter Blum, Partille, SE;
Anders Fredriksson, Göteborg, SE;
Mats Erlingfors, Jörlanda, SE;
Peter Lindmark, Hisings backa, SE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a pedestrian safety structure for a motor vehicle body having a soft-nose outer skin panel and a bonnet providing an overlying structure for a grille opening reinforcing front cross member. The grille opening reinforcing front cross member carries a plurality of brackets. The brackets are designed to support loads distributed thereupon by the overlying structure, vertical (Z) loads in the range of 1.0-1.5 kN and longitudinal (X) loads in the range of 0.4-0.6 kN. The brackets are further designed for energy absorbing deformation when subjected to longitudinal (X) loads distributed thereupon by the overlying structure above 0.6 kN, such that the plurality of brackets provide an energy absorbing upper leg impact zone for the protection of pedestrians in the event of a collision with the motor vehicle.