Tesla, Inc.

Aludyne North America LLC

Alexandre Reikher

Sachin Shrimant Sawant

Malcolm Burgess

Paul D Edwards

Charlie Kuehmann

Sam A Kassoumeh

Daniel Moll

Adip Rai

Petter Winberg

Tom Spencer

Pall Kornmayer

Grant Pattinson

Carlo Rinaldi

An integrated energy absorbing system of a vehicle with a front integrated energy absorbing casting and a back integrated energy absorbing casting. Each front and back casting is a single unified casting that makes up the integrated energy absorbing system. Ribbed sections such as 'I' sections and “C” sections make up the castings and are formed from a variety of different techniques and/or formings such as cutout, waveform profile, tapering, flaring and/or rib spacing. Additional sections such as closed section castings may also be integrated in the integrated energy absorbing system.

Integrated energy absorbing castings

Composite parts () and methods of making the same are disclosed. A composite part may include an internal insert component () made of a first material. The internal insert component may be provided with surface features such as mechanical surface features or material surface features, on at least a portion of its surface. The composite part may further include an external part component () that is cast around at least a portion of the internal insert component, and is made of a second material different from the first material. The surface features of the internal insert component may help establish a bond within the composite part between the internal insert component and the external part component.

Composite part with external part cast around internal insert and method for producing the same

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Pleasanton, CA, United States of America

Alexandre Reikher