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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Saied Nusier, Canton, MI (US);
Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew John Zaluzec, Canton, MI (US);
David Anthony Wagner, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An impact absorbing assembly comprises a CFRP part including a first portion and a second portion that are connected by a metal bending hinge connector. The metal bending hinge connector bends in response to an impact force being applied to the assembly to inhibit the CFRP part from cracking. The metal bending hinge connector may be a tubular member that defines an opening extending from a first end to a second end of the tubular member. The tubular member receives the first CFRP part in the first end and the second CFRP part in the second end. The impact absorbing assembly may be, for example, a longitudinally extending rail or a sub-frame arm.