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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2011
Hitendra Laxmidas Gadhiya, Irvine, CA (US);
Alexi Charbonneau, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Nils Petter Winberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Hitendra Laxmidas Gadhiya, Irvine, CA (US);
Alexi Charbonneau, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Nils Petter Winberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A front structure for a vehicle is provided, the structure including (i) a pair of front rails (i.e., front left hand rail and front right hand rail) spaced apart in a widthwise direction with each rail extending lengthwise, and where each rail is comprised of a polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel and a polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel with the upper and lower channels sharing a common wall; and (ii) a pair of bumper mounting plates, where one bumper mounting plate is interposed between the end portion of each channel of each rail and the vehicle's bumper, and where each bumper mounting plate aligns the upper rail channels with the vehicle's bumper while transferring impact loads to both the upper and lower rail channels.