US 11,851,104 B2
Lower control arm mechanism for a small overlap crash
Anish Shah, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Mohammed Nomaan Khan, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Allen Orchard, Middlesex (GB)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/911,710.
Prior Publication US 2021/0403089 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/11 (2013.01) [B60G 7/001 (2013.01); B62D 21/15 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.