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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US);
Colleen Marie Hoffman, Canton, MI (US);
Kimberly Ann Lazarz, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert G. Starbowski, Brighton, MI (US);
Donald L. Jordan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle front end structure includes a longitudinally extending upper tube, and a longitudinally extending lower tube. The upper and lower tubes are conjoined to each other along a substantial portion of the total length of the tubes. The front end structure also includes a coupling bracket that is secured to an outer wall of each of the upper and lower tubes near a rear edge of the tubes. The coupling bracket also includes an extension tab cantilevered from the rear edge of the tubes. Additionally, the front end structure includes a hinge pillar defining a first vertical mounting surface secured to an inner wall of the upper and lower tubes. The hinge pillar also defines a second vertical mounting surface secured to the extension tab of the coupling bracket.