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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc, Superior Township, MI (US);
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Eric Elliott, Canton, MI (US);
Christopher Roche, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Jashwanth Reddy, Canton, MI (US);
Bavneet Brar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc, Superior Township, MI (US);
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A front body structure of a vehicle for enhanced crash protection includes: a front bumper beam extending transversely across a body of the vehicle; a pair of longitudinal sidemembers extending longitudinally along the vehicle body; a front bumper tip enclosure attached to the front bumper beam and substantially enclosing an end portion of the front bumper beam; and a sidemember angle tie extending at an angle with respect to the longitudinal sidemembers, a front end of the sidemember angle tie attached to the front bumper tip enclosure, and a rear end of the sidemember angle tie attached to one of the longitudinal sidemembers. The sidemember angle tie changes a direction of an impact load on the vehicle body to a longitudinal direction by transferring the impact load along an angular path to the one of the longitudinal sidemembers to which the sidemember angle tie is attached.