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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2012
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jamel E. Belwafa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher Stephen O'connor, Livonia, MI (US);
Thierry Guimberteau, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Saeed David Barbat, Novi, MI (US);
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jamel E. Belwafa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher Stephen O'Connor, Livonia, MI (US);
Thierry Guimberteau, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Saeed David Barbat, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A frangible vehicle sub-frame joint between a sub-frame and compartment pan. The sub-frame defines a clearance area forward of a collar. In a collision event, the collar is separated into a breakaway portion and a portion that is retained by the sub-frame. The breakaway portion breaks into a clearance area defined in front of the frame joint when the sub-frame is subjected to a front end impact.