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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
Mark T. Dingman, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Terry A. Swartzell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Jenying Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Amit Sharma, Troy, MI (US);
Mark T. Dingman, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Terry A. Swartzell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Jenying Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Amit Sharma, Troy, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle body includes a center pillar structure including an outer reinforcement having an outer wall and two side walls defining a channel. Two reinforcements are located within the channel, each rigidly interconnecting the outer wall with a respective one of the sidewalls. A tension panel preferably interconnects the two sidewalls. The center pillar structure is characterized by continuity of strength along its height and increased resistance to vertical compressive loads.