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US 11,628,888 B2Granted
Enclosed volume sandwich hood
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorBenjamin Cote
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Abstract
A hood assembly for a vehicle comprises an outer panel, an inner panel disposed inwardly of the outer panel and defining a lower, sealing surface, a crush volume defined between the outer panel and the inner panel; and a bridging member disposed within the crush volume and configured to extend supportively between the outer panel and the inner panel. The bridging member comprises a support surface that is in supportive contact with the outer panel and support members that extend from the support surface toward the inner panel for structural support of the hood assembly.
Claims17
A hood assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- an outer panel having an upper, outer facing surface, a lower, inner facing surface, and an outer perimeter edge;
- an inner panel disposed inwardly of the outer panel having an upper, inner facing surface, a lower, sealing surface, and a perimeter edge portion, the outer panel being joined to the inner panel along the perimeter edge and the perimeter edge portion;
- a crush volume defined between the outer panel and the inner panel;
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- a bridging member arranged supportively between the outer panel and the inner panel and extending about the perimeter edge and the perimeter edge portion the crush volume being defined inwardly of the bridging member, the bridging member comprising:
- a support surface that is in supportive contact with one of the outer panel and the inner panel;
- and
- a support member that extends from the support surface toward the other panel to engage the other panel for structural support of the hood assembly.
5 more elements
A vehicle body comprising
- an underlying vehicle structure;
- a front portion mounted to the vehicle structure;
- a bulkhead spaced longitudinally from the front portion;
- a front volume defined longitudinally between the front portion and the bulkhead and housing a storage volume therein, the storage volume comprising a bucket having a bottom and upwardly extending sides with upper edges and a sealing member disposed along the upper edges;
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- a hood assembly for closing the front volume comprising:
- an outer panel having an upper, outer facing surface, a lower, inner facing surface, and an outer perimeter edge;
- an inner panel disposed inwardly of the outer panel having an upper, inner facing surface, a lower, sealing surface configured to engage the sealing member, and a perimeter edge portion, the outer panel being joined to the inner panel along the perimeter edge and the perimeter edge portion;
- a crush volume defined between the outer panel and the inner panel;
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- a bridging member arranged between the outer panel and the inner panel and extending about the perimeter edge and the perimeter edge portion the crush volume being defined inwardly of the bridging member, the bridging member having a support surface in supportive contact with the lower, inner facing surface of outer panel and a support member that extends from the support surface towards the upper, inner facing surface of the inner panel to engage the upper, inner facing surface for structural support of the hood assembly.
8 more elements
A hood assembly for a vehicle comprises:
- an outer panel;
- an inner panel disposed inwardly of the outer panel and defining a lower, sealing surface;
- a crush volume defined between the outer panel and the inner panel;
- and
- a bridging member disposed within the crush volume and configured to extend supportively between the outer panel and the inner panel, the bridging member comprising a support surface that is in supportive contact with one of the outer and the inner panel and support members that extend about a portion of the upper panel and the lower panel from the support surface toward the other of the outer panel and the inner panel for structural support of the hood assembly, wherein the crush volume is defined inwardly of the support members.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.