Patent · US Expired

Structural assembly for vehicles

US7185945B2 · kind B2 · utility

31Cited by

3References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

General Motors LLC · US

Inventors

Bhushan W. Dandekar · Rochester Hills, US
Dmitriy V. Mazur · Beverly Hills, US
Matthew B. Rombach · Davisburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 6, 2004
Grant date	Mar 6, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D21/152
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A structural assembly for a vehicle includes a structural member extending longitudinally. The structural assembly also includes an insert disposed within and extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the structural member and having at least one corrugation to act as a crush initiator during an axial impact on the structural assembly.

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