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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2010
Giles D. Bryer, Plymouth, MI (US);
Steven P. Balgaard, Fenton, MI (US);
Anne M. Stibich, Troy, MI (US);
Benjamin K. Derocher, Milford, MI (US);
Giles D. Bryer, Plymouth, MI (US);
Steven P. Balgaard, Fenton, MI (US);
Anne M. Stibich, Troy, MI (US);
Benjamin K. Derocher, Milford, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An integrated aerodynamic energy storage and rear suspension assembly includes a rear fuel tank/suspension module, a battery support assembly and a structural joining plate. The rear fuel tank/suspension module includes a rear sandwich panel, a fuel tank assembly mounted on the rear sandwich panel, with the rear fuel tank/suspension module sliding into a rear body cavity. The battery support assembly includes a propulsion battery mounted on a front sandwich plate, with the front sandwich plate having an upper face sheet adjacent to the propulsion battery, a lower face sheet spaced from the upper face sheet and a core connecting the upper face sheet to the lower face sheet, and with the lower face sheet having a smooth lower surface.