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Webbing devices for an underbody of a motor vehicle

  • US 10,300,948 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2016
  • Issued: 05/28/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector for a vehicle underbody, comprising:

  • a single-piece body panel, the body panel comprising;

    a center frame section channel;

    a cross member channel oriented essentially perpendicular to the center frame section channel;

    an end rail channel oriented essentially parallel and non-collinear to the center frame section channel; and

    a recess formed in the body panel and webbing disposed within the recess, the webbing being formed from rows of ribs and members that extend between the ribs to form cells, the webbing providing structural rigidity, crumple resistance, and force load distribution;

    the body panel providing a transition from a central underbody section to an end underbody section.

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