Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Dynalloy, Inc.

Paulo M Mendonca

Derek L Patterson

Paul W Alexander

Paul Edward Krajewski

Richard J Skurkis

James Holbrook Brown

Joseph P Fannon

Aragorn Zolno

Tyler P Ownby

Hugh S Bauer

Joseph E Champa

Robert A Greene

A closure release device includes a housing fixedly attached to a closure and an actuating lever rotatably disposed on an axis of rotation on the housing. A crank lever is rotatably disposed on the axis of rotation. A coupling member is to selectively couple the actuating lever to the crank lever for rotation together. A shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator is to selectively cause the coupling member to selectively couple the actuating lever to the crank lever. The SMA actuator is electrically actuated. The crank lever is to connect to a latch to selectively release or engage the latch in response to a coupling state of the actuating lever with the crank lever and an actuation state of the actuating lever.

Closure release device

A striker assembly includes a striker having an attachment portion, a shaft portion having a cylindrical outer surface, and a shoulder portion between the shaft portion and the attachment portion. The striker assembly also includes a striker sleeve having a wall that has an inner surface defining an interior space having first and second openings. The wall has corrugations such that the inner surface defines a plurality of concave portions and joining portions that interconnect the concave portions. The concave portions and the joining portions extend from the first opening to the second opening. The shaft portion is inside the interior space and the outer surface of the shaft portion contacts the joining portions of the inner surface of the striker sleeve.

Striker with expandable sleeve

A number of variations may include a product including an extruded support beam constructed and arranged to be used as an inner support for a vehicle end gate.

Low mass truck end gate utilizing aluminum stampings and extrusions

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Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil

Paulo M Mendonca