Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1994-05-09
1995-07-04
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
180271, 296 27, B62D 722
Patent
active
054293880
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle frame has longitudinally extending left and right frame members with each member laterally deformable in response to a lateral force component of a preselected magnitude. A front end structure connects the left and right frame members to tie the them together so that both frame members absorb energy by laterally deforming in response to a lateral force component of a preselected magnitude acting on either of the left and right frame members. The front end structure also deforms longitudinally with the left and right frame members.
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Mahmood Hikmat F.
Wheatley Donald G.
Ellis Christopher P.
Focarino Margaret A.
Ford Motor Company
May Roger L.
Stock Daniel M.
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