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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2004
Applicants:
Bhushan W. Dandekar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Dmitriy V. Mazur, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Matthew B. Rombach, Davisburg, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bhushan W. Dandekar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Dmitriy V. Mazur, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Matthew B. Rombach, Davisburg, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A structural assembly for a vehicle includes a structural member extending longitudinally. The structural assembly also includes an insert disposed within and extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the structural member and having at least one corrugation to act as a crush initiator during an axial impact on the structural assembly.