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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ajay Kumar Gupta, Troy, MI (US);
Narayana Venugopal, Northville, MI (US);
John Charles Caris, Hartland, MI (US);
Mark Wlotkowski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Charles Ko, Novi, MI (US);
Leonard Anthony Shaner, New Baltimore, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle frame component for limiting the movement of the wheel of the vehicle toward the cab of a cab on frame vehicle including a base member welded to openings in the frame side rail and extending outwardly and located proximal the wheel structure. In one embodiment the vehicle frame component is located forward of the wheel and includes a tire puncture device to deflate the tire during an offset front impact and in a second embodiment the vehicle frame component is located rearward of the wheel. The vehicle frame component has particular utility during an offset front impact where the offset is less than approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the width of the vehicle.