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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2011
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Musa Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Timothy Alan Mouch, Troy, MI (US);
Bruno Barthelemy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul Brandon Russette, Garden City, MI (US);
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Musa Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Timothy Alan Mouch, Troy, MI (US);
Bruno Barthelemy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul Brandon Russette, Garden City, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A one-piece shotgun is configured to absorb impact energy when a front of the vehicle is impacted. The shotgun comprises an upper portion, a mid portion, and a lower portion, the upper portion having an end configured to connect to a hinge pillar; and a Z-trigger formed by two indentations and being located adjacent the upper portion end. The indentations of the Z-trigger are located on an outer side and an inner side of the shotgun to cause substantially lateral bending when sufficient force is applied to the shotgun.