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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul Elia, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Justin I. Thakolkaran, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Corey John Jarocki, Harrison Township, MI (US);
William Moore Sherwood, Royal Oak, MI (US);
John Patrick Doyle, II, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a fuel tank, a battery, a first exoskeleton, and a second exoskeleton. The fuel tank and the battery straddle a driveline and are each disposed below a seating area. The first exoskeleton has a first pair of rails secured to each other by a first cross member. The second exoskeleton has a second pair of rails secured to each other by a second cross member. The first and second exoskeletons surround the fuel tank and battery, respectively, and are configured to absorb energy during an impact to protect the fuel tank and battery.