Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

John J Jackson

Robert N Saje

Edward D Moss

Peter M Parlow

Robert M Kielbik

Keith J Saari

Warren J Parsons

Mark J McGuire

Jeffrey A Mosher

John R Sulik, Ii

Vikas V Joshi

Daniel K Davis

Marty F Hull

Katelyn Marie McCracken

Jean-Michel Steinmetz

Patrick Alfred Walch

Francis J Malek

A vehicle underbody includes a system of connected unitized underbody components including a front quadrant system having a left front unitized underbody component and a right front unitized underbody component, a center system, and a rear quadrant system having a left rear unitized underbody component and a right rear unitized underbody component. A first rail element is loosely connected to the left front unitized underbody component and the left rear unitized underbody component, and a second rail element is loosely connected to the right front unitized underbody component and the right rear unitized underbody component.

Vehicle body structure formed from a system of interconnected unitized body structure components and method of forming a vehicle body structure

A connection member includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The connection member also includes a third side connecting the first and second sides, the third side including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, a first edge separating the first portion from the second portion and a second edge separating the second portion from the third portion. A first flange extends along the first edge and a second flange extends along the second edge such that the first and second flanges are separated by the second portion.

Multi-flange extrusion member

A vehicle body-variant adaptable shock tower system for a vehicle body structure having an axis, a vehicle frame rail arranged along the axis, a bulkhead arranged orthogonally relative to the frame rail. The system includes a shock tower spaced apart from the bulkhead and fixed to the frame rail. The system also includes a shock tower cap defining a plurality of receivers and a plurality of braces, wherein the number of braces corresponds to the body-variant. Each brace extends from the shock tower through a respective one of the receivers to the bulkhead, and is fixed to the shock tower and the bulkhead. The system additionally includes an adhesive applied between the shock tower cap, the plurality of braces, and the shock tower to thereby bond the shock tower cap, the braces, and the shock tower to each other and reinforce the vehicle body structure.

Vehicle body-variant adaptable shock tower system

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Chesterfield Township, MI, United States of America

John J Jackson