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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sushil Shastry, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Randall R. Frank, Dearborn, MI (US);
Laike Misikir, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Luis Jesus Chavela Guerra, Mexico D.F., MX;
Kevin Greene, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/12 (2006.01); B62D 25/10 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/12 (2013.01); B62D 25/105 (2013.01); B62D 29/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle hood includes an inner panel, an outer panel coupled to the inner panel, and an insert disposed between the outer panel and the inner panel. The insert is formed of a material that is brittle relative to a material of the outer panel. The insert includes a plurality of strips connected to each other. Each strip is elongated along and disposed adjacent to the outer panel.