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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Soo A. Tan, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Bradley E. Bowers, Holly, MI (US);
Inventors:
Soo A. Tan, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Bradley E. Bowers, Holly, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 99/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rail assembly for a motor compartment of a motor vehicle having a bumper and a deformable energy-absorbing device secured rearward of the bumper, includes a longitudinally-extending motor compartment rail operatively connected rearward of the energy absorbing device and having an inner rail member and an outer rail member configured to define a cavity therebetween. A stability enhancement member transversely spans the cavity and is secured to both the inner rail member and the outer rail member.