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US 8,465,054 B1Granted
System for providing crash compatibility between automotive vehicles
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMark Wlotkowski, Eric William Barrett, Michael M. Azzouz, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Abstract
A system for providing crash compatibility between automotive vehicles is disclosed. The system includes crush horns and a bracket located below the longitudinal axis of the crush horns.
Claims5
A system for providing crash compatibility between automotive vehicles, comprising:
- a frame assembly including a plurality of crush horns and at least one cross member, the cross-member being connected to and extending substantially beneath the plane formed by the crush horns;
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- at least one bracket located on the at least one cross member and extending toward the front-end of the crush horns.
An automotive vehicle comprising:
- at least one cross member attached to a frame assembly;
- and
- a frame assembly including one or more crush horns, and at least one cross-member attached to the crush horns, the cross-member being mounted substantially beneath the plane formed by the crash horns, and
- a bracket located on the at least one cross member, the bracket being positioned to extend towards a front end of the crush horns.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.