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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Tyler A. Riley, Macomb, MI (US);
Terry A. Swartzell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Andrew W. White, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Charles E. Jensen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
James A. Rochon, Shelby Township, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A battery enclosure, support beam for the battery enclosure and method of providing structural support to the battery enclosure. The battery enclosure includes a base having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall. The support beam extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall. The support beam includes a body having a first beam end and a through passage. An internal stabilizer disposed within the through passage at the first beam end. The internal stabilizer includes a first stabilizer sidewall extending from a first stabilizer end to a second stabilizer end, a second stabilizer sidewall extending from the first stabilizer end to the second stabilizer end, and a bridge connecting the first stabilizer sidewall to the second stabilizer sidewall at the second stabilizer end.