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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2021
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/04 (2006.01); F16F 7/12 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/0212 (2013.01); B60R 21/04 (2013.01); F16F 7/121 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B60R 2021/0435 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0442 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy absorbing material includes a multi-cellular structure formed from a plurality of interconnected cells having a lattice structure. Each of the plurality of interconnected cells includes at least four nodes and at least one lattice element extending between each of the at least four nodes. The at least one lattice element has a diameter no greater than 2.5 mm.