US 11,718,352 B2
Vehicle engine cradle structure
Stephen Fekete, Royal Oak, MI (US); Ryan Corby, Novi, MI (US); Adam Strean, Highland Township, MI (US); Yunosuke Yamada, Tokyo (JP); Seiichiro Eba, Tokyo (JP); and Toshio Furuta, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US); and NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD, Yokohama (JP)
Filed by Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US); and NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama (JP)
Filed on Jun. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/339,667.
Prior Publication US 2022/0388577 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/082 (2013.01) [B62D 21/152 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle engine cradle structure, comprising:
a front member extending in a vehicle lateral direction perpendicular to a vehicle longitudinal direction and having a first outboard end and a second outboard end opposite the first outboard end;
a rear assembly extending in the vehicle lateral direction and having a first outboard area and a second outboard area opposite the first outboard area; and
a first side member having a first forward end, a first rearward end and a first forward outboard portion all being formed as a single monolithic unitary element, the first forward end being fixedly attached to the first outboard end of the front member, the first rearward end being fixedly attached to the first outboard area of the rear assembly and the first forward outboard portion extending in an outboard direction from the first outboard end of the front member defining an off-center impact area.