Canopy windshield retention

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11505259-B2
Application number	US-202217731751-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2022
Priority date	Dec 18, 2020
Publication date	Nov 22, 2022
Grant date	Nov 22, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle that includes a windshield and a frame. In addition, the vehicle includes a first pillar that extends from one side of the windshield. The first pillar includes a first wall and a second wall coupled to the first wall. The first pillar also includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first interior support coupled to the first wall and a second interior support coupled to the second wall. Further, the first interior support includes a first end which is spaced from a second end in the second portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle, comprising:
a canopy windshield;
a body;
a windshield retention beam; and
a first side beam that extends from the windshield retention beam to the body, the first side beam including:
a first portion coupled to the windshield retention beam;
a second portion; and
a third portion coupled to the body, the second portion between the first portion and the third portion.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the third portion of the first side beam includes a first end coupled to the body and a second end coupled to the second portion, the second end being smaller in a first direction than the first end in the first direction.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the third portion includes a plurality of openings at edges of the third portion.

4. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the first portion has a curvature from the windshield retention beam to the second portion, the first portion having a first end closer to an end of the canopy windshield than a second end in a first direction.

5. A vehicle, comprising:
a windshield;
a body;
a windshield retention beam;
a first pillar; and
a first side beam that extends from the windshield retention beam to the body, the first side beam including:
a first portion coupled to the windshield retention beam;
a second portion; and
a third portion coupled to the body, the second portion between the first portion and the third portion, wherein the third portion of the first side beam includes a first end coupled to the body and a second end coupled to the second portion, the second end being smaller in a first direction than the first end in the first direction.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the third portion includes a plurality of openings at edges of the third portion.

7. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the first portion has a curvature from the windshield retention beam to the second portion, the first portion having a first end closer to an end of the windshield than a second end in a first direction.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Alwan Jamil M
• Lee Chunhui Kevin
• Subbian Thiag
• Midoun Djamal Eddine
• Jadhav Suraj
• Frantzeskakis Petros

Classifications

• B62D31/02

  for carrying large numbers of passengers, e.g. omnibus · CPC title

• B62D25/06

  Fixed roofs (non-fixed roofs or like shelters B60J7/00; roof liners B60R13/02; insulating elements B60R13/08) · CPC title

• B60R2011/0022

  Pillars · CPC title

• B62D25/04 Primary

  Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title

• B62D21/152

  Front or rear frames · CPC title