Vehicle body structure
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Integrated shotgun rail deflector
US8967701B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8967701-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313782455-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A shotgun rail, or deflector, is provided as part of a front end structure of a vehicle. The shotgun rail includes a triangular shaped bulkhead having a front surface disposed at an oblique angle relative to the front of a vehicle and a rear surface that is disposed at an oblique angle relative to the rear of the vehicle. A laterally facing surface of the bulkhead is attached to a frame rail. Loads resulting from an impact with a small offset rigid barrier are distributed between longitudinal load paths and lateral load paths through the shotgun rails, frame rails, and sub-frame.
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What is claimed is: 1. A deflector for a vehicle having a frame and hinge pillar on each side of the vehicle, and a sub-frame supporting an engine, the deflector comprising: a rail attached to the hinge pillar, the frame and sub-frame, the rail including a bulkhead having an obliquely angled front surface with a hollow triangular cross-section in a horizontal plane, and an integral tubular curved intermediate portion extending from the bulkhead to the hinge pillar.…
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- What does patent US8967701B2 cover?
- A shotgun rail, or deflector, is provided as part of a front end structure of a vehicle. The shotgun rail includes a triangular shaped bulkhead having a front surface disposed at an oblique angle relative to the front of a vehicle and a rear surface that is disposed at an oblique angle relative to the rear of the vehicle. A laterally facing surface of the bulkhead is attached to a frame rail. L…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ford Global Tech Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62D21/152. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).