US 12,233,724 B2
Projection for vehicle frame rail
Stephen William Gallagher, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, West Bloomfield, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/731,358.
Prior Publication US 2023/0347756 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 50/66 (2019.02) [B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60R 3/002 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0405 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising: a frame rail; and a projection extending laterally outward from a laterally outer surface of the frame rail, wherein the projection is a part of a running board assembly; a plurality of body mounts configured to attach to one or more body panels of the vehicle, wherein the body mounts are spaced-apart from one another along a length of the projection; and wherein each of the body mounts includes:
at least one opening configured to receive a fastener that attaches the projection to one or more body panels of the vehicle, and at least one opening configured to receive a fastener that attaches the projection to the frame rail.