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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2009
John P. Fuchs, Farmington, MI (US);
Erik Arthur Banks, Dearborn, MI (US);
Elisabeth Jane Berger, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John D. Fickes, Brighton, MI (US);
Dean Robert Oswald, Mississauga, CA;
Peter H. Foss, Oxford, MI (US);
John P. Fuchs, Farmington, MI (US);
Erik Arthur Banks, Dearborn, MI (US);
Elisabeth Jane Berger, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John D. Fickes, Brighton, MI (US);
Dean Robert Oswald, Mississauga, CA;
Peter H. Foss, Oxford, MI (US);
United States Council for Automotive Research, Southfield, MI (US);
United States Materials Automotive Partnership, LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A composite floor pan may be joined with other structural members of an automotive vehicle. External loads imparted to the structural members may be transferred to the floor pan. The floor pan may be configured to absorb and/or transfer these external loads without separating.