Patent ID: 8985258
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A small offset impact load management system for use in a vehicle including a front wheel and tire and a vehicle frame having first and second side frame rails and a cross frame member located rearward and distal the front wheel and tire, the small offset impact load management system for managing the transfer of an impact load from the front wheel and tire of the vehicle during a small offset frontal impact to the vehicle, the small offset impact load management system comprising: a. a front blocker structure for coupling to the first side frame rail at a location forward of and proximal the front wheel and tire of the vehicle, the front blocker structure extending outward from the side frame member; b. a first rear blocker structure for coupling to the first side frame rail at a location rearward and proximal the front wheel and tire of the vehicle, the first rear blocker structure extending outward from the first side frame rail; c. a reinforcement blocker structure for coupling to the first side frame rail at a location rearward and distal the front wheel and tire of the vehicle and distal from the first rear blocker structure and proximal the cross frame member, the reinforcement blocker structure extending angularly outward from the first side frame rail and in a direction toward the front wheel and tire of the vehicle; and d. wherein the front blocker structure and the first rear blocker structure are to be located and aligned to first limit the movement of the front wheel and tire toward the body of the vehicle when the vehicle has a small offset frontal impact and further wherein the reinforcement blocker structure is to be located and aligned to engage the wheel and tire after the front blocker structure and the first rear blocker structure during the small offset front impact to further limit the movement of the wheel and tire toward the body of the vehicle by transferring impact forces from the wheel and tire to the cross frame member of the vehicle frame.