A vehicle frame includes a first 14 and second 16 frame rails spaced from each other. A casing 18 is supported by the first frame rail, and elongated in in a direction D extending away from the second frame rail, preferably cantilevered using a bracket (52, figure 4) which may be removably mounted. Alternatively the casing may be supported by the frame and disposed between a wheel 32 and a bumper beam 40, preferably in an outboard direction. The casing is deformable relative to the first frame, and houses an electronic component such as a powertrain control module or a positive temperature coefficient heater. Casing 18 may be made from steel, aluminium or a plastics composite. During a vehicle small offset frontal impact, the casing moves to a deflect some of the impact load away from backup structures. When deflected the casing may contact a front portion of a wheel to position it inboard of rear portion of the wheel to minimize load transfer to backup structures and/or detach the wheel to minimize the possibility of intrusion into backup structures.


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    Title :

    Vehicle frame including bracket for small offset rigid barrier test



    Publication date :

    2017-08-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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