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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Shape Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US);
Matthew Kuipers, Holland, MI (US);
Zehua Qin, Norton Shores, MI (US);
Marcus Ashmore, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bruce Walsh, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Shape Corp., Grand Haven, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle rocker assembly may include a sill inner comprising a sill wall portion, an upper wall portion, a lower wall portion, an upper flange portion, and a lower flange portion. The vehicle rocker assembly may also include a sill outer comprising a sill wall portion, an upper wall portion, a lower wall portion, an upper flange portion, and a lower flange portion. The vehicle rocker assembly also includes a rocker insert disposed within the elongated hollow interior, the rocker insert comprising: an upper wall, a lower wall, and a side wall extending between the upper wall and the lower wall. At least one of the upper wall or the lower wall comprises a corrugated portion that has a ridge oriented to extend in a lateral vehicle direction.