US 12,441,404 B2
Structural assembly having angled deflector
Pradeep Borate, Novi, MI (US); Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi, Canton, MI (US); Lalitha Gade, Canton, MI (US); Venkateswaran Ramanarayanan, Canton, MI (US); and Harshavardhan Virinchipuram Kylas, Lincoln Park, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/078,452.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190506 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 21/03 (2006.01); B62D 21/11 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/152 (2013.01) [B62D 21/03 (2013.01); B62D 21/11 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structural assembly for a vehicle, the structural assembly comprising:
a left frame rail and a right frame rail spaced apart from each other and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
a cross beam extending in a transverse direction and connecting the left and right frame rails to each other;
a bumper structure extending in the transverse direction and secured to front ends of the left frame rail and the right frame rail; and
a pair of deflectors, each deflector including a rear end secured to an outboard wall of a respective left and right frame rail and a front end secured to a respective end of the bumper structure, each deflector angled laterally outward in a forward direction of the vehicle from a location adjacent to the cross beam.