Vehicle frame
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, S.M Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi, Saeed David Barbat, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a frame including two frame rails spaced from each other along a cross-vehicle axis and a bulkhead extending from one frame rail to the other frame rail. The frame rails are elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. An engine is disposed between the frame rails and is spaced from the bulkhead along the vehicle-longitudinal axis. A cable is elongated along the cross-vehicle axis and is disposed between the engine and the bulkhead. The cable is connected to each frame rail between the engine and bulkhead.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame including two frame rails spaced from each other along a cross-vehicle axis and a bulkhead extending from one frame rail to the other frame rail, the frame rails being elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis;
- an engine disposed between the frame rails and spaced from the bulkhead along the vehicle-longitudinal axis;
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- a cable elongated along the cross-vehicle axis and disposed between the engine and the bulkhead, the cable being connected to each frame rail between the engine and bulkhead.
A vehicle frame comprising:
- two frame rails spaced from each other along a cross-vehicle axis;
- two shock tower brackets, each shock tower bracket being connected to one respective frame rail;
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- a cable elongated along the cross-vehicle axis and disposed vehicle-rearward of the shock tower brackets, the cable being connected to each frame rail vehicle-rearward of the shock tower brackets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.