Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Shpp Global Technologies B.v.

Dinesh Munjurulimana

Robert Russell Gallucci

Arunachala Parameshwara

Carlos Pereira

Rohit Telukunta

Poovanna Theethira Kushalappa

Dhanendra Nagwanshi

Matthew Michael Delaney

Curtis Steven Collar

Anil Tiwari

Steven Perucca

Todd Mueller

Vikram K Daga

Somasekhar Bobba Venkat

Raghavendra Janiwarad

Jack Bekou

Ersin Koyunoglu

Steve Mcclintock

Fred Chang

Vamsy Godthi

Abderrahim Fakiri

An apparatus for providing structural support for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a rocker panel component defining a channel extending along an axis, a partition disposed in the channel to define a first channel portion and a second channel portion, a first plastic reinforcement disposed in the first channel portion and coupled to the rocker panel component, the first plastic reinforcement defining a plurality of voids such that the first plastic reinforcement plastically deforms under a load at a first rate of deformation along the axis, a second plastic reinforcement disposed in the second channel portion and coupled to the rocker panel component, the second plastic reinforcement defining a plurality of voids such that the second plastic reinforcement plastically deforms under the load at a second rate of deformation along the axis, wherein the first rate of deformation is different than the second rate of deformation.

Hybrid rocker reinforcement for small overlap impact

A hybrid seating structure, comprising: a main structure formed from a thermoplastic material and injection molded as a single piece, comprising: a frame formed by a left channel, right channel, bottom channel, and top channel; wherein each channel is defined by an outside wall, an inside wall, and a connecting wall that extends between the outside wall and the inside wall, wherein the inside walls of each channel form an inner side of the frame, and the outside walls and connecting walls form an exterior side of the frame; and each channel comprises a first reinforcing rib structure disposed in the channel; wherein the outside wall of the left channel comprises a first reinforcement; and wherein the outside wall of the right channel comprises a second reinforcement.

Hybrid seat structure and vehicle comprising the same

A battery pack comprising: a battery comprising at least one battery cell, connectors and heat exchanger means, and a battery housing comprising: a bottom enclosure comprising at least a base and an upstanding peripheral wall, the bottom enclosure is suitable to contain the battery, a lid suitable for closing the bottom enclosure, and fixation means suitable to maintain the lid on the bottom enclosure in order to close the battery pack housing, characterized in that the lid comprises at least a protrusion, the protrusion is positioned in order to press the battery assembly towards the center of the module, wherein the battery is contained inside the bottom enclosure and the lid is covering the bottom enclosure and retained by the fixation means inside the battery housing, adjacent to the wall of the bottom enclosure and the battery.

Battery assembly for electric vehicle

An energy absorbing device includes a honeycomb body having two or more tubes stacked transversely with one another along a longitudinal axis. The honeycomb body includes an inboard portion and an outboard portion. The inboard portion of the honeycomb body is arranged along the longitudinal axis and has an inboard portion bending stiffness. The outboard portion of the honeycomb body is arranged outboard of the longitudinal axis, is coupled to the inboard portion of the honeycomb body, and has an outboard portion bending stiffness. The outboard portion bending stiffness of the outboard portion is greater than the inboard portion bending stiffness of the inboard portion. Structural members for vehicle bodies and vehicle bodies are also described.

Structural bodies for vehicles having honeycomb inserts and methods of making and using same

An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body-in-white member having an inboard side and an outboard side, a reinforcing structure molded on the inboard side, and an energy absorbing structure molded on the outboard side. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, providing a body-in-white member having an inboard side and an outboard side, molding a reinforcing structure on the inboard side, and molding an energy absorbing structure on the outboard side.

Vehicle body-in-white panel with reinforcing and energy absorbing structures

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South Lyon, MI, United States of America

Dinesh Munjurulimana