US 12,233,937 B2
Vehicle subframes and methods of producing the same
Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi, Canton, MI (US); Harsha Kusnoorkar, Canton, MI (US); Scott J. Bell, Canton, 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 Nov. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/518,150.
Application 18/518,150 is a continuation of application No. 17/308,726, filed on May 5, 2021, granted, now 11,845,491.
Prior Publication US 2024/0083503 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 21/03 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/03 (2013.01) [B62D 21/155 (2013.01); B62D 65/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. An apparatus comprising:
a first longitudinal member;
a second longitudinal member;
a first lateral extension coupled to the first longitudinal member;
a second lateral extension coupled to the second longitudinal member, an outer sidewall of at least one of the first lateral extension or the second lateral extension including a first contour frontward of a frontmost portion of tires of a vehicle in which the apparatus is implemented and a second contour rearward of the frontmost portion of the tires, the second contour different from the first contour; and
a cross-member including a rear face, a first end, and a second end, the first end coupled to the first longitudinal member, the second end coupled to the second longitudinal member, the rear face at the first and the second ends positioned rearward of the first lateral extension and the second lateral extension in a vehicle longitudinal direction.