CPC B62D 21/11 (2013.01) [B60G 7/001 (2013.01); B62D 21/15 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A system for managing wheel kinematics during a collision event, the system comprising:
a recess arranged in a frame member;
a pin arranged vertically in the recess and configured to couple a lower control arm to the frame member;
a top plate defining a top of the recess comprising
a first break-away region, comprising a first weakened region and a second weakened region, configured to fail under the collision event to allow the pin to move laterally out of a first through feature;
a bottom plate defining a bottom of the recess comprising
a second break-away region configured to fail under the collision event to allow the pin to move laterally out of a second through feature.
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