Integrated tunable front crash support structure
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorsHesham A. Ezzat, David A. Dolenga
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Abstract
A torque box for use in a vehicle having a front rail and rocker is comprised of a single casting. The torque box includes a first projection shaped to connect to the front rail, a second projection shaped to connect to the rocker, and a connector connecting the first projection to the second projection.
Claims4
A torque box for use in a vehicle having a front rail and a rocker, the torque box comprising a single casting having a first projection on a forward end of the torque box in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle shaped to connect in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the front rail, a second projection on a rear end of the torque box in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle shaped to connect in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the rocker, a connector connecting the first projection to the second projection, and a rib connected to the connector.
A torque box for use in a vehicle having a front rail and a rocker, the torque box comprising a single casting having a first projection on a forward end of the torque box in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle shaped to connect in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the front rail, a second projection on a rear end of the torque box in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle shaped to connect in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the rocker, a connector connecting the first projection to the second projection, and a gusset connected to the connector.
A torque box for use in a vehicle having a front rail and a rocker, the torque box comprising a single casting having a first projection on a forward end of the torque box in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle shaped to connect in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the front rail, a second projection on a rear end of the torque box in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle shaped to connect in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the rocker, a connector connecting the first projection to the second projection, and a plurality of gussets connected to the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.