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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
John P. Kim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jonathan R. Young, Saline, MI (US);
Palani Palaniappan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toshiyuki Kasai, Toyota, JP;
Masahiro Onoda, Toyota, JP;
Shinpei Matsumoto, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
Vehicle structures for dissipating energy associated with a collision are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a side support that extends between a front suspension mount and a rear suspension mount of the vehicle. The side support includes a targeted energy absorption portion that defines a high-strength region of the side support. The vehicle also includes a cab mounting bracket coupled to the side support and extending outward from the side support. The cab mounting bracket includes a rearward attachment position on the side support and the rearward attachment position of the cab mounting bracket is positioned proximate to the high-strength region of the side support. The vehicle further includes a wheel assembly that is coupled to the front suspension mount and is positioned forward of the cab mounting bracket in a vehicle longitudinal direction.