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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matthew John Zaluzec, Canton, MI (US);
Fubang Wu, Troy, MI (US);
Richard H. Wykoff, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Mohammed Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B62D 29/04 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B32B 1/08 (2006.01); B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B32B 15/14 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 29/005 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B32B 1/08 (2013.01); B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 5/12 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 15/14 (2013.01); B62D 29/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/30 (2013.01); B32B 2250/05 (2013.01); B32B 2250/42 (2013.01); B32B 2260/021 (2013.01); B32B 2260/023 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2305/076 (2013.01); B32B 2307/54 (2013.01); B32B 2307/718 (2013.01); B32B 2311/24 (2013.01); B32B 2313/04 (2013.01); B32B 2605/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beam sub-assembly for a vehicle includes a beam member and at least one carbon-fiber prepreg bonded to a first portion of an exterior surface of the beam member so as to cover an entire length of the beam member along the first portion.