Collision Counter Measure Structure Attached to a Sub-Frame Including a Leg that Contacts a Frame Rail

A collision countermeasure apparatus comprising:

• an impact absorbing body attached to an outboard side of a sub-frame;
• and
• a rigid link attached to the impact absorbing body at an outboard location and extending upward to an outer side of a frame rail, wherein a frontal impact with a rigid barrier outboard the frame rail drives the impact absorbing body into the rigid link to force the link into the outer side of the frame rail;
• a first leg extending upwardly and rearward from a top surface of the impact absorbing body to a bend,
• a second leg extending laterally from the bend to the outer side of the frame rail;
• and
• a plate attached to the second leg and abutting the frame rail to slide along the frame rail in a full-frontal collision.

A vehicle structure comprising:

• a pair of frame rails supporting a vehicle;
• a sub-frame secured below the frame rails;
• a pair of bodies each attached to one lateral side of the sub-frame, and
• a pair of links each attached to one of the bodies and extending to a plate that slides along one frame rail in a full-frontal collision, the links are laterally driven into one of the frame rails in a laterally offset collision.

A vehicle structure comprising:

• an annular ring attached to a sub-frame;
• a link attached on a lower end to the annular ring and facing an outer wall of a frame rail on an upper end;
• and
• a plate attached to the upper end of the link, wherein an impact force applied to the annular ring is transferred to the link to force the plate laterally into the frame rail.