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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matthew B. Makowski, Northville, MI (US);
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Tahmidur Rahman, Canton, MI (US);
Moises Blancas Galicia, Mexico City, MX;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/0456 (2013.01); B60J 5/0425 (2013.01); B60J 5/0426 (2013.01); B60J 5/0429 (2013.01); B60J 5/0451 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a rocker panel and a pillar reinforcement extending in a direction transverse to the rocker panel. The vehicle further includes a door having a bracket disposed over an intersection of the rocker panel and the pillar reinforcement when the door is in a closed position. The bracket is configured to reduce intrusion propagation of the door toward a passenger compartment and redirect an impact load laterally along the rocker panel.