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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Xi Yang, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Siguang Xu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Liang Xi, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Richard D. Blakeley, Ortonville, MI (US);
Masaaki Sakano, Wako, JP;
Yu Tomana, Wako, JP;
Kentaro Ishida, Wako, JP;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC., Detroit, MI (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A plate assembly includes a first plate having a planar portion and a first bead seal formed therein. The first bead seal includes a first end surface spaced away from the planar portion. The first bead seal includes first and second opposing sides extending away from the first end surface and contiguous with the planar portion. The first bead seal includes a first reinforcement structure having a first plurality of walls each intersecting the first opposing side of the first bead seal. The first plate includes a second bead seal formed therein. The first bead seal and the second bead seal may be joined via the first reinforcement structure such that the first plurality of walls of the first reinforcement structure each intersect a third opposing side of the second bead seal.