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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
F.tech R&d North America, Inc., Troy, OH (US);
Len V. Peschansky, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Xiao Yu, Troy, OH (US);
Balbir S. Sangha, Ajax, CA;
Zohir Molhem, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Bikramjit Sarkaria, Windsor, CA;
Joseph K. Moore, Whitby, CA;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
F.tech R&D North America, Inc., Troy, OH (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an underbody and a cradle assembly. The assembly includes a cradle body and a flange extending to a distal end portion. The distal end portion includes a platform having at least one side and defining an aperture spaced from the side. A fastener is disposed through the aperture and in engagement with the underbody when the cradle body is in a first position. The platform defines a void and has a portion of material disposed adjacent to the void to present a release pathway. The cradle body is configured to move from the first position to a second position which separates the flange of the cradle body from the underbody by moving the fastener out of the aperture, through the void and the portion of material along the release pathway, and out the side of the platform when the cradle body moves to the second position.