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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ching-Hung Chuang, Northville, MI (US);
Ren-Jye Yang, Troy, MI (US);
Rahul Arora, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle an underbody structure includes a bumper, a subframe, and a frame. The frame interconnects the bumper and the subframe. The frame includes first and second symmetrical halves spaced at a distance. The frame is attached to the bumper at front segments of each of the halves, and to the subframe at rear segments of each of the halves. The halves are defined by a plurality of legs formed with the front and rear segments such that the first and second halves define load paths configured to transfer energy throughout the frame.