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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Weizhang S. Xu, Troy, MI (US);
John K. Catterall, Troy, MI (US);
Zhijun Zheng, Avon, CT (US);
Rajan R. Chakravarty, Wixom, MI (US);
Vesna Savic, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Yul Woong Hyun, Troy, MI (US);
Donald R. Jones, Troy, MI (US);
Gary M. Banasiak, Troy, MI (US);
Arun M. Joshi, Troy, MI (US);
Ronald Kurtz, Whitby, CA;
Weizhang S. Xu, Troy, MI (US);
John K. Catterall, Troy, MI (US);
Zhijun Zheng, Avon, CT (US);
Rajan R. Chakravarty, Wixom, MI (US);
Vesna Savic, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Yul Woong Hyun, Troy, MI (US);
Donald R. Jones, Troy, MI (US);
Gary M. Banasiak, Troy, MI (US);
Arun M. Joshi, Troy, MI (US);
Ronald Kurtz, Whitby, CA;
GM Global Technologies Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle frame includes first and second lower rails and first and second upper rails operatively interconnected. Cross members horizontally interconnect the lower rails and the upper rails, and stanchions vertically interconnect the upper rails and the lower rails. The frame provides improved stiffness and strength at a reduced mass compared to the prior art.