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US 10,479,406 B2Granted
Motor vehicle assembly incorporating a front end module, a front suspension and a SORB structure
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsScott J. Bell, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Jayanth Kumar Basavalingiah, Richard F. Huddleston, III
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Abstract
A motor vehicle assembly includes a front end module, a front suspension and a SORB structure connected to the front end module and the front suspension. That SORB structure includes a cross member, a first crush horn, a second crush horn, a first support bracket and a second support bracket.
Claims17
A motor vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a front end module;
- a front suspension;
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- a small offset rigid barrier (SORB) structure connecting said front end module and said front suspension, said SORB structure including a cross member, a first crush horn carried on said cross member, a second crush horn carried on said cross member, a first support bracket extending between said first crush horn and said cross member outboard and laterally outside of said first crush horn and a second support bracket extending between said second crush horn and said cross member outboard and laterally outside of said second crush horn.
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A motor vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a front end module including a bolster;
- a front suspension including a sub-frame having a first side member and a second side member;
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- a small offset rigid barrier (SORB) structure connecting said front end module and said front suspension wherein said SORB structure (a) is coplanar with said sub-frame, (b) has a first end extending outboard said first side member and a second end extending outboard said second side member and (c) is captured between said bolster and said sub-frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.