Daimlerchrysler Corporation

Isaac E Rife

Donald D Anderson

George A Konstantakopoulos

Timothy Edmunds

A frame for a gaseous fueled vehicle is provided. The frame includes a floor pan, a tunnel positioned centrally and longitudinally in the floor pan extending a full length of the frame, and a tank integrated into the tunnel, where the tank is circular in cross-section and has a variable diameter. The tunnel may also integrate two or more tanks.

Vehicle frame with integrated high pressure fuel tank

A closure panel assembly for a motor vehicle includes an upper member and a lower member. In a first mode, the upper and lower members are rigidly interconnected and the closure panel assembly is permitted to pivot about an upper pivot axis adjacent an upper edge of the upper member. In a second mode, the upper and lower members are free to move relative to one another. The upper member is permitted to independently pivot about the upper pivot axis. The lower member is permitted to independently pivot about a lower pivot axis adjacent a lower edge of the lower member.

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Oak Park, MI, United States of America

Isaac E Rife