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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yi Qu, Troy, MI (US);
Michael Luchtman, Clawson, MI (US);
Chris Stephen O'Connor, Livonia, MI (US);
John Michael McGuckin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Randall R. Frank, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/2036 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 29/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle body structure includes a side sill formed of high strength steel and a seat cross-member formed of high strength steel. A floor pan is welded to at least one of the side sill and the seat cross-member. A flange includes a base extending from the seat cross-member and a tab extending from the base. The tab is spaced from the seat cross-member and is welded to the floor pan and the side sill.