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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Chunhui Kevin Lee, Troy, MI (US);
Peyman Aghssa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew Brian Makowski, Northville, MI (US);
Stephen Wai-fun Siu, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Edward Michael Wilson, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chunhui Kevin Lee, Troy, MI (US);
Peyman Aghssa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew Brian Makowski, Northville, MI (US);
Stephen Wai-Fun Siu, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Edward Michael Wilson, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/02 (2006.01); B60J 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A crash brace is incorporated into a body structure of an automotive vehicle as an energy absorption and management device to assist in managing the energy during rear and side impact collisions, thereby protecting internal structures within the rear end of the vehicle.