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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Chih Cheng, Troy, MI (US);
Srinivasan Sundararajan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Nirmal Muralidharan, Birmingham, MI (US);
Mohammed Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60R 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B60R 19/023 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1893 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy absorbing system includes a carrier having a wall extending along a longitudinal axis. The energy absorber has a first leg and a second leg extending in a first direction away from the wall. A plurality of fins are fixed to and extend from the wall in the first direction, at approximately 60 to 65 degrees relative to the wall.