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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2012
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Ulrich Rick, Braunweiler, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motor vehicle body is provided. The motor vehicle body includes a front hood with an outer skin and a stiffening layer arranged under the outer skin and attached to the outer skin. The motor vehicle body also includes an actuator for lifting up the front hood during an accident, which is accommodated in a recess in the stiffening layer.