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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2011
Bhushan W. Dandekar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Andrew W. White, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Young Doe, Macomb, MI (US);
Marcel R. Cannon, Romeo, MI (US);
Bhushan W. Dandekar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Andrew W. White, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Young Doe, Macomb, MI (US);
Marcel R. Cannon, Romeo, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An impact receiving structure in a motor vehicle includes a vehicle frame having left and right frame rails extending longitudinally and cross frame rails extending transversely between the left and right frame rails. A vehicle body is mounted on the vehicle frame and has a transverse bulkhead and left and right A-pillars connected to the bulkhead. Left and right upper rails extend longitudinally above the front wheels and outboard of the left and right frame rails and are connected respectively to the left and right frame rails by left and right braces. Left and right deflector devices are mounted on the left and right frame rails forwardly of the front wheels and extend outwardly from the left and right frame rails to receive an impact force and transmit the impact force into the frame that would otherwise transmit through the left and right upper rail structures.