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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Gerhard G. G. Lueschen, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US);
Ernest Dicks, Jr., Detroit, MI (US);
David Edward Paul, Canton, MI (US);
Christopher John May, Novi, MI (US);
Darrin Neil Wagner, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A body structure for a vehicle includes a cowl side defining a first vertical and longitudinal plane. A hinge pillar including a tab portion is attached to the cowl side in the first plane. The hinge pillar includes a stepped surface defining a second vertical and longitudinal plane that is offset outwardly from the first plane and parallel to the first plane. A front end rail includes an inner sidewall fastened to the cowl side and an outer sidewall fastened to the stepped surface the stepped surface. The longitudinal loads applied to the front end rail are transferred in shear to the hinge pillar and cowl side.