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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John W. Jensen, Canton, MI (US);
Jason Shomsky, Brownstown, MI (US);
David James Bauch, South Lyon, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/483 (2013.01); B62D 25/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A front end structure is provided for a vehicle that includes a bracket for attaching front crash sensors to the vehicle. The front end structure includes an engine compartment and a hood connected to the engine compartment by a hood latch and a pair of hinges. The bracket is connected to the hood latch and the front crash sensors to maintain palpability with the vehicle through the hood in a collision.