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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2011
Dmitriy V. Mazur, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Bhushan W. Dandekar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Clare V. Gutowski, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Puneeth D. Honnegowda, Shimoga, IN;
Dmitriy V. Mazur, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Bhushan W. Dandekar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Clare V. Gutowski, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Puneeth D. Honnegowda, Shimoga, IN;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a multi-cell motor compartment rail system is provided for a vehicle. The system comprises an inner rail member and an outer rail member. Partition members couple to the inner rail member and outer rail member and are configured to form multiple cells within the engine compartment rail system when the inner rail member and outer rail member are coupled together. In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a method for forming a multi-cell motor compartment rail is also provided. The method comprises coupling a first partition member to an inner rail member of an engine compartment rail system and coupling a second partition member to an outer rail member of an engine compartment rail system. Next, the inner rail member and the outer rail member are coupled together to form the multi-cell motor compartment rail.