Magna International Inc.

Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Sunny Kharbanda

Shrikanth Gujjal

Kevin Richard Langworthy

David Cochrane

Ryan Robert Warpup

Joseph Matthew Yaldo

Joseph M Madafferi

Mark Chrz

Steven Blokker

Abelardo Estrada

Douglas Alan Roy

Raymond Scrimgeour

Jason Kelley

Joseph Yaldo

A frame assembly for an automobile includes a pair of front frame rails disposed in spaced relationship with a pair of rear frame rails. An upper cover is connected to and extends between the pair of front frame rails and the pair of rear frame rails to define a roof portion. The upper cover includes a pair of longitudinal sidewalls and a pair of cross sidewalls each extending downwardly from the roof portion to define an upper pocket bounded by each of the roof portion, the pair of longitudinal sidewalls and the pair of cross sidewalls. A base plate includes a plate portion for supporting at least one battery module. The base plate is disposed in abutting and connected relationship with the upper cover to dispose the at least one battery module within the upper pocket.

Frame assembly and integral battery structure

A vehicle frame structure including a pair of elongated mid bay rails with a cross beam extending between rear ends of the pair of mid bay rails. A pair of elongated rear bay rails define an overlapping joint with the pair of elongated mid bay rails, wherein a first pair of reinforcement members connect forward ends of the pair of rear bay rails to the pair of elongated mid bay rails and a second pair of reinforcement members connect rearward ends of the pair of mid bay rails to the pair of elongated rear bay rails.

Modular pick-up truck chassis frame structure that maximizes the rechargeable energy storage system package volume for body-on-frame battery electric vehicle architectures introduction

A frame assembly for an automobile and method of assembling same. The frame assembly includes a battery housing at least partially integral with an automobile frame. The frame includes longitudinal beams that extend between front frame rails and rear frame rails. The battery housing includes two portions, a upper cover integrated with the longitudinal beams and a base plate that connects to the upper cover or the longitudinal beams with a releasable connection. The base plate includes a connection flange that includes at least one seal. When connected, at least one battery module is enclosed in the battery housing.

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Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America

Sunny Kharbanda