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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
David B. Waskie, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Jason M. Miller, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An absorbing bracket can be coupled to a vehicle body and can absorb energy from an external force applied to the vehicle body. In an embodiment, the energy absorbing bracket includes a bracket body at least partly made of a rigid material. The bracket body includes a deformable wall defining a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The first edge is parallel to the second edge. The bracket body defines a plurality of slots extending through the deformable wall. Each slot extends along a slot axis. Further, each slot axis is obliquely angled relative to the first edge.