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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2023
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ethan Edward Peel Hodge, Clawson, MI (US);
Johnny Brown, Port Huron, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 15/01 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/046 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 15/016 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B62D 29/008 (2013.01); B32B 2250/03 (2013.01); B32B 2250/40 (2013.01); B32B 2266/045 (2013.01); B32B 2605/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure include a bent aluminum foam sandwich having a delamination insert. An exemplary bent aluminum foam sandwich can include an inner sheet, an outer sheet having a through-hole, and a core between the inner sheet and the outer sheet. A delamination insert is positioned at a bending interface between the inner sheet and the outer sheet such that sidewalls of the delamination insert are in direct contact with the core and the inner sheet. The delamination insert includes a tab positioned to extend through the through-hole.