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Patent No.:

US 9227673 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2013

Vehicle pillar

Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Elisabeth J. Berger, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Peter H. Foss, Oxford, MI (US);

Assignee:

GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);

Attorney:

Dierker & Associates, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Glenn Dayoan

Assistant Examiner:

Melissa A Black

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 29/04 (2006.01); B29C 70/68 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/86 (2006.01); B29C 70/08 (2006.01); B29K 105/14 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 29/043 (2013.01); B29C 70/081 (2013.01); B29C 70/68 (2013.01); B29C 70/682 (2013.01); B29C 70/86 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 29/001 (2013.01); B29K 2105/14 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0026 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3041 (2013.01);
Abstract

A pillar for a vehicle includes a translucent polymer composite having chopped reinforcing fibers incorporated therein. The pillar also includes a truss embedded in the translucent polymer composite and disposed substantially along a length of the pillar. The truss and the translucent polymer composite share a loading condition applied to the pillar. The pillar is to be disposed between a lower body portion of the vehicle and a roof of the vehicle to support the roof.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Berger, Elisabeth. (2016). Vehicle pillar (U.S. Patent No. 9227673). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9227673

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