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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Venkat Aitharaju, Troy, MI (US);
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/16 (2006.01); B29C 70/68 (2006.01); B29C 70/72 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/163 (2013.01); B29C 70/72 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0003 (2013.01); B29L 2031/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fender bracket includes a composite structure having a first flange to operatively connect to a fender, a second flange to operatively connect to a vehicle body structure, and a web connecting the first flange and the second flange. At least one actuator is positioned in at least a portion of the web. The at least one actuator is selected from a piezoelectric actuator, an active material actuator, and a pyrotechnic actuator. The at least one actuator is to cause a fracture or buckling of the web in response to an activation signal.