公开(公告)号：US20190040675A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16027918

申请日：2018-07-05

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Paul W. Alexander ,  Nancy L. Johnson ,  Mark O. Vann

IPC: E06B7/18 ,  F16J15/02

Abstract: A conditioned apparatus defines a chamber, and includes a frame defining a door opening providing access to the insulated chamber and a door movable relative to the frame. The door selectively blocks the door opening. A seal disposed between the frame and the door, and a shape memory alloy (SMA) element is associated with, and may be knitted directly into, the seal. A controller operatively connected to the SMA element. The controller selectively provides heat to the SMA element, such that the seal changes from spanning between the door and the frame, when the temperature of the SMA element is below a phase-change temperature, to contacting only one of the frame and the door, when the temperature of the SMA element is at least the phase-change temperature.

公开(公告)号：US20160039361A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-11

申请号：US14454617

申请日：2014-08-07

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Nilesh D. Mankame ,  Mark O. Vann ,  Julien P. Mourou ,  Steven C. Lang

IPC: B60R13/02 ,  B32B37/06 ,  B32B37/12 ,  B32B37/18 ,  B32B38/00

CPC classification number: B29C65/3612 ,  B29C65/4815 ,  B29C65/4875 ,  B29C65/5057 ,  B29C66/112 ,  B29C66/301 ,  B29C66/532 ,  B29C66/7392 ,  B29C66/81422 ,  B29C66/81423 ,  B29C66/81457 ,  B29L2031/3041 ,  B60R13/02

Abstract: A method for providing localized stiffening of a vehicle trim panel using a plurality of discrete stiffening elements. The method includes selectively placing one or more of the discrete stiffening elements on the panel and then bonding the stiffening elements to the panel.

Abstract translation: 一种使用多个分立的加强元件提供车辆装饰板的局部加强的方法。 该方法包括将一个或多个离散的加强元件选择性地放置在面板上，然后将加强元件粘合到面板上。