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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Tofiqul Islam, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Behrooz Shahidi, Novi, MI (US);
Lawrence Walczak, Madison Hts., MI (US);
Andre Thompson, Oak Park, MI (US);
John Michael McGuckin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborrn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle has an underbody that includes a floor panel, a pair of laterally spaced side members affixed to opposing lateral side portions of the floor panel, a plurality of cross members affixed to and spanning the pair of side members, a longitudinal member affixed to and spanning two adjacent cross members, and a mounting element affixed to the longitudinal member. The longitudinal member is configured to transfer a load from the mounting element to the adjacent cross members.