US 11,939,002 B2
Structural assembly with patterned panels
Andrew Clay Bobel, Troy, MI (US); Louis G. Hector, Jr., Shelby Township, MI (US); Erik Brandon Golm, Warren, MI (US); Charles E. Jensen, Shelby Township, MI (US); Charles W. Toohy, Waterford, MI (US); Mohamed Darsot, Detroit, MI (US); Zachary S. Mendla, Shelby Township, MI (US); and Anil K. Sachdev, Rochester Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/388,799.
Prior Publication US 2023/0029479 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B60R 13/08 (2006.01); B60R 16/04 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 27/06 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/2009 (2013.01) [B60R 13/083 (2013.01); B60R 16/04 (2013.01); B62D 27/026 (2013.01); B62D 27/06 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); Y02E 60/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structural assembly comprising:
a frame comprising a wall at least partially defining an interior region; and
a plurality of panels disposed at least partially in the interior region and coupled to the frame, the plurality of panels comprising,
a first panel defining a substantially planar first body and comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface defining a first plurality of depressions and the second surface defining a first plurality of protrusions complementary to the first plurality of depressions that together define a first pattern of discrete shapes distributed within the substantially planar first body, and
a second panel coupled to the first panel, the second panel defining a substantially planar second body and comprising a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface, the third surface defining a second plurality of depressions and the fourth surface defining a second plurality of protrusions complementary to the second plurality of depressions that together define a second pattern of discrete shapes distributed within the substantially planar second body, the first panel being coupled to the second panel.