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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bradley A. Newcomb, Troy, MI (US);
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
John C. Johnson, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Robert N. Saje, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B62D 29/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/34 (2013.01); B62D 25/08 (2013.01); B62D 29/041 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle chassis rail includes a tubular structure and an insert, both co-extending along a centerline. The insert is disposed, at least in-part, in the tubular structure, and includes a first wall, a second wall opposed to the first wall, and a corrugated mid-wall spanning laterally between, and attached to, the first and second walls.