Vehicle body structure

US10308201B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

• Bradley A. Newcomb · Troy, US
• Hamid G. Kia · Bloomfield Hills, US
• John C. Johnson · Macomb Township, US
• Robert N. Saje · Shelby Charter Township, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 19, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 4, 2019
• Expiry date: Oct 19, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60Y2410/122
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle chassis rail includes a tubular structure and an insert, both co-extending along a centerline. The insert is disposed, at least in-part, in the tubular structure, and includes a first wall, a second wall opposed to the first wall, and a corrugated mid-wall spanning laterally between, and attached to, the first and second walls.