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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Tau Tyan, Northville, MI (US);
Yu-Kan Hu, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Leonard Anthony Shaner, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Ajay Kumar Gupta, Troy, MI (US);
Mark Wlotkowski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Narayana Venugopal, Northville, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A strengthening member for an automotive vehicle comprises a twelve-cornered cross section including sides and corners creating internal angles and external angles. To facilitate a connection between the strengthening member and the automotive component, one of the strengthening member and the automotive component may transition from the twelve-cornered cross section at a first end of the strengthening member to a four-cornered cross section at a second end of the strengthening member. An automotive assembly may include a strengthening member connected to an automotive component via a separate bridge connection member.