Rahul Arora, 431030 Vista Monte Dr, San Ramon, CA 94582

8602454, Dec 10, 2013

Sep 10, 2012

13/607866

Mohamed Ridha Baccouche - Ann Arbor MI, US
Saied Nusier - Canton MI, US
James Chih Cheng - Troy MI, US
Rahul Arora - Royal Oak MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

B62D 21/02
B62D 21/15
B60K 1/04

280781, 280784, 29620301, 296204, 180 685

An underbody structure in a vehicle includes a front rail configured to take a crash load and form a load path during a frontal impact. At least one arcuate beam is connected at one end of the front rail and is coupled at another end to at least one of a left structural member and a right structural member of the underbody structure. Here, the left and the right structural members are fixedly connected to a side structure of the vehicle, and the arcuate beam is angularly connected to the left and the right structural member. The angular connection is configured to transfer the crash load, at least partially, during the frontal impact to the at least one of the left structural member and the right structural member.

2022029, Sep 22, 2022

Mar 17, 2021

17/204610

- Dearborn MI, US
Ridha Baccouche - Ann Arbor MI, US
Saeed David Barbat - Novi MI, US
Leonard Anthony Shaner - New Baltimore MI, US
Srinivasan Sundararajan - Ann Arbor MI, US
Rahul Arora - Birmingham MI, US

B60K 1/04
B62D 25/20
B62D 21/02
B62D 21/06
B62D 21/15

Vehicle frames for battery powered electric vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a vehicle subframe including a first rail and a first rocker on a first side of the vehicle subframe, and a second rail and a second rocker on a second side of the vehicle subframe, the first side opposite the second side, a first diagonal member coupled between the first rail and the second side of the vehicle subframe, the first diagonal member to transfer a first longitudinal load from the first rail to the second side, and a second diagonal member coupled between the second rail and the first side of the vehicle subframe, the second diagonal member to transfer a second longitudinal load from the second rail to the first side.

2021037, Dec 2, 2021

May 27, 2020

16/884448

- Dearborn MI, US
S.M. Iskander Farooq - Novi MI, US
Mohammad Omar Faruque - Ann Arbor MI, US
Anil Kalra - Canton MI, US
Rahul Arora - Birmingham MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

B60N 2/427
B60K 37/02
B60R 13/02

An assembly includes a seatback defining an occupant-seating area. The seatback has a frame and a rear trim cover. The frame is between the occupant-seating area and the rear trim cover. The assembly includes a seat bottom extending from the seatback below the occupant-seating area. The assembly includes a deformable cell between the frame and the rear trim cover. The deformable cell extends from a first end proximate the frame to a second end proximate the rear trim cover. The deformable cell has a contraction between the first end and the second end.

2021035, Nov 18, 2021

May 14, 2020

15/931835

- Dearborn MI, US
Rahul Arora - Birmingham MI, US
Michael Musa Azzouz - Dearborn Heights MI, US
Saied Nusier - Canton MI, US

B62D 21/15

A vehicle frame assembly includes, among other things, a main rail and a node assembly attached to the main rail. The node assembly includes a forward mounting member, a rear mounting member, and a deflector extending between the forward mounting member and rear mounting member. When a load exceeds a threshold load that is applied to a front of a vehicle, the deflector is configured to engage a tire and deflect the tire from entering a forward vehicle area.

2021013, May 6, 2021

Nov 5, 2019

16/674498

- Dearborn MI, US
Rahul ARORA - Birmingham MI, US

H01M 2/10
B60K 1/04

This disclosure is directed toward traction battery packs that include energy absorbing structures for protecting the internal contents of the battery pack. An exemplary battery pack may include an enclosure assembly and one or more battery arrays that are housed within the enclosure assembly. The enclosure assembly includes an energy absorbing structure that may include a plurality of fluid filled unit cells. The stiffness of each fluid filled unit cell may be controlled by allowing fluid to be released from the unit cells during vehicle impact events, thereby absorbing impact energy that could otherwise be imparted inside the battery pack.

2021011, Apr 22, 2021

Oct 21, 2019

16/658689

- Dearborn MI, US
Saied Nusier - Canton MI, US
Saeed David Barbat - Novi MI, US
Rahul Arora - Birmingham MI, US

B62D 21/15
B62D 27/02

A vehicle frame assembly includes, among other things, a main rail of a vehicle and a truss assembly. The truss assembly includes a forward mounting member directly coupled to the main rail, a rear mounting member, a frame assembly connected to the forward mounting member and the rear mounting member, and an attachment that directly couples the rear mounting member to the main rail. The attachment is configured to shear when a load that exceeds a threshold load is applied to a front of the vehicle. The shearing of the attachment permits the rear mounting member to slide relative to the main rail.

2021002, Jan 28, 2021

Jul 25, 2019

16/521910

- Dearborn MI, US
Rahul Arora - Birmingham MI, US
Greg Gombert - Canton MI, US
Marcela Arana - Plymouth MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

B62D 21/02
B60K 1/04

An assembly includes a first frame rail and a second frame rail elongated along a longitudinal axis and spaced from each other along a lateral axis. The assembly includes a crossbeam extending along the lateral axis and fixed under the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The assembly includes a first support member extending transversely from the crossbeam to a first end fixed to the first frame rail. The assembly includes a second support member extending transversely from the crossbeam to a second end fixed to the second frame rail.

2020029, Sep 17, 2020

Mar 12, 2019

16/299657

- Dearborn MI, US
Rahul Arora - Birmingham MI, US
Johnathan Andrew Line - Northville MI, US
Srinivasan Sundararajan - Ann Arbor MI, US

B60N 2/14
B60N 2/01

A seat base assembly includes a coupling member, a plurality of adjustment tracks coupled to the coupling member, and a plurality of seat legs, the plurality of seat legs includes at least one inner seat leg, and at least one outer seat leg, wherein the at least one inner seat leg and the at least one outer seat leg each comprise upturned bottom edges, and a lock assembly coupled to at least one of the plurality of seat legs.