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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Danny P. Manginen, Canton, MI (US);
Mark Joseph Courtright, Allen Park, MI (US);
Michael J. Gardynik, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Matthew Brooke, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/12 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60R 13/08 (2006.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/12 (2013.01); B60R 13/0838 (2013.01); B60R 21/34 (2013.01); B62D 25/082 (2013.01); B60R 2021/343 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a hood that is rotatably secured to a vehicle body. The hood has an upper panel, a lower panel, and a reinforcement member disposed therebetween. The reinforcement member has a baseplate and a tab. The baseplate is secured to an internal surface of the lower panel. The tab has a proximal end that is secured to the baseplate and a distal end that extends away from the baseplate and is secured to an internal surface of the upper panel.