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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2016
Grzegorz Sopel, Windsor, CA;
Rajkumar Rajagopalan, Troy, MI (US);
Joseph V Rozenbaum, Ortonville, MI (US);
Hassan H El-hor, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rebecca L Tanguay, Troy, MI (US);
Zheng Qin, Troy, MI (US);
Michael Dreer, Rochester, MI (US);
Shakti P Chavan, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Venkata Vinod Pasumarthi, Troy, MI (US);
Grzegorz Sopel, Windsor, CA;
Rajkumar Rajagopalan, Troy, MI (US);
Joseph V Rozenbaum, Ortonville, MI (US);
Hassan H El-Hor, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rebecca L Tanguay, Troy, MI (US);
Zheng Qin, Troy, MI (US);
Michael Dreer, Rochester, MI (US);
Shakti P Chavan, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Venkata Vinod Pasumarthi, Troy, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
In at least one implementation, a structural rail for a vehicle includes a main body and a front portion. The main body has an upper wall, a lower wall, an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall spaced from the inner sidewall. The front portion has a rear end adjacent to the second end of the main body and a front end spaced from the rear end. The main body has a first bend between the first end and second end so that a portion of the main body is angled outwardly and an included angle of less than 180 degrees is provided in the outer sidewall. The rail also includes a second bend between the first bend and the front end, and the second bend further angles at least part of the front portion outwardly relative to the outwardly angled portion of the main body.