Chrysler Group LLC

Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Decoma Exterior Trim, Inc.

Ronald Andrew Mueller

Christopher S Welch

Robert Lydan

Pradip K Syamal

Edward V Stillfried

Amell A Kapadia

Kenneth Micheal Orlo

An indicator system for a vehicle having an electric motor and a rechargeable battery can include an indicator having a body with a first end and a second opposite end. The body can include an indicator area defining a plurality of contiguous indicator segments therebetween. Each indicator segment can be configured to provide a separate status indication of at least one of a state of charge of the rechargeable battery, a state of a user specified vehicle feature condition, and a fault condition associated with charging of the rechargeable battery. The indicator can be mounted to a vehicle structure about the first end such that the second end extends away from the vehicle structure and the indicator area is externally visible relative to the vehicle from multiple viewpoints beyond a periphery of the vehicle.

External status indicator for an electric vehicle

A vehicle seat has a seat bottom and a seat back, which pivots at a rear side of the seat bottom. Within the rearward-facing surface of the seat back, a seat back tray is housed. When in a front passenger seat that is folded forward, the seat back tray is easily assessable by a vehicle driver. To adjust the tray horizontally, a pivotable tray top pivots relative to and above a non-pivoting tray top. A track within the tray provides a guide for movement of the pivotable tray top. A scissor lift coupled to an adjustment mechanism including either a hand crank or electric motor, may raise and lower the tray from a retracted position to an extended position, and be fixed at any intermediary position. The tray may be equipped to be lifted to any intermediary position without a hand crank or electric motor in a low-cost, yet effective scissor mechanism.

Movable seat back tray

A mounting method for mounting a plastic panel ( ) to a vehicle substrate provides a support flange ( ) on an inner surface of the panel. A reference nodule ( ) is positioned on the inner surface of the panel. An elongate bracket ( ) has an upper edge ( ) thereof engaging the support flange ( ). The bracket ( ) has a reference notch ( ) engaging the reference nodule ( ) positioning the bracket ( ) relative to the panel ( ). A plurality of retainers ( ) are mounted on the bracket ( ). A double-sided adhesive tape ( ) has a first adhesive on a first side thereof compatible for adhesion to the bracket ( ) and a second adhesive on a second side thereof compatible for adhesion to the panel ( ). The first side of the adhesive tape ( ) is applied to the bracket ( ) and the second side is applied to the panel ( ). The tape ( ) allows expansion and contraction movement of the panel ( ) while securely retaining the panel ( ) to the vehicle substrate.

Method of attaching a cladding to a vehicle

A spoiler to rear deck lid assembly that absorbs energy from a rear impact while maintaining the connection of the spoiler to the rear deck lid of a vehicle. The spoiler utilizes rigid fasteners to connect the front portion of the spoiler to the rear deck lid and sliding fasteners to connect the rear portion of the spoiler to the rear deck lid. The rear deck lid also has a structurally weakened portion in the rear centermost portion of the spoiler so as to deform and absorb energy upon an initial impact of a rearward impact. The rear deck lid also has a structurally weakened portion between the rigid fasteners and the sliding fasteners so that the rear deck lid buckles upward from the rearward impact, thus absorbing energy and aiding in disconnecting the rigid fasteners from the rear deck lid.

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Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America

Ronald Andrew Mueller