US 12,434,717 B2
Structural assembly with patterned panels
Andrew Clay Bobel, Troy, MI (US); Erik Brandon Golm, Warren, MI (US); Bradley Army Kabert, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Nagendrakumar Palanisamy, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/500,641.
Prior Publication US 2023/0113832 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 40/13 (2012.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01)
CPC B60W 40/13 (2013.01) [B60K 1/04 (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 comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface and the second surface cooperating to define a first corrugation extending in a first direction between the first side and the second side, and
a second panel coupled to the first panel, the second panel comprising a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface, the third surface defining a plurality of depressions and the fourth surface defining a plurality of protrusions complementary to the plurality of depressions.