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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Dragan Stojkovic, Southgate, MI (US);
Gerhard Lueschen, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert Hasse, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dragan Stojkovic, Southgate, MI (US);
Gerhard Lueschen, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert Hasse, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle, having: a front-end support frame, including: a driver side rail; and a first bend in the driver side rail configured to change a vertical position of the driver side rail. The driver side rail has a circular cross-sectional configuration in the first bend and a non-circular cross-sectional configuration in another portion of the rail.