Vehicle pillar structure
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDouglas H. Frasher, Geza Loczi, Hans Olof Pehrson, Kolita Mendis
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Abstract
A driver's compartment for a vehicle includes an A-pillar structure (28) having an exterior surface (30) and an interior surface (32). The A-pillar (28) has a plurality of openings (34) formed in the A-pillar (28) that extend from the interior surface (32) to the exterior surface (30). Each of the plurality of openings (34) is oriented towards a driver's eyes, such that a driver can see through one or more of the plurality of openings (34) when positioned in a vehicle seat (14).
Claims13
A pillar for a vehicle, wherein the pillar is disposed between a lower body portion of the vehicle and a roof of the vehicle;
- the pillar defining a plurality of visual openings therethrough, said plurality of openings providing visibility from the interior to the exterior of the vehicle through said plurality of openings.
A pillar for a vehicle comprising:
- the pillar being comprised of a single metal body disposed between a lower body portion of the vehicle and a roof of the vehicle, the pillar defining at least one visual opening therethrough, said at least one visual opening providing visibility from an interior to at exterior of the vehicle through the pillar, the pillar having lateral boundaries comprising structural metal adjacent said at least one visual opening the pillar being disposed adjacent a front windshield of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.