IP Library Granted Patent US 12,589,699
Granted Patent B2
US 12,589,699 · App. 18/409,020 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Interchangeable module attachments

Inventors: Piotr J. Ogonek (Casco Township, MI); Garret Joseph Wasko (Taylor, MI)
Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
B60R11/00B60R2011/0078
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Patent No.
US 12,589,699
App. No.
18/409,020
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An interchangeable attachment system, the system including a module and an interchangeable attachment leg. The module includes a body defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter wall extending around the body and from the top surface of the body to the bottom surface of the body, and an attachment mount disposed on the perimeter wall of the body. The attachment mount includes an outer face extending from the perimeter wall and a pair of rails, the pair of rails extending between the outer face and the perimeter wall. The interchangeable attachment leg includes a vertical body having one or more sidewalls defining a frame. The frame is sized to receive the attachment mount and slidably engage the pair of rails of the attachment mount.

Claims (26)

1 . An interchangeable attachment system for a vehicle module, the system comprising:

a module having a body defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter wall extending around the body and from the top surface of the body to the bottom surface of the body, and an attachment mount disposed on the perimeter wall of the body and including an outer face extending from the perimeter wall and a pair of rails, the pair of rails extending between the outer face and the perimeter wall; and

an interchangeable attachment leg including a vertical body having one or more sidewalls defining a frame, the frame sized to receive the attachment mount and slidably engage the pair of rails of the attachment mount, and including one or more tuning ribs disposed on an inner surface of the frame.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the outer face includes a cutout.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the vertical body further includes a catch, the catch selectively engaged with the cutout of the outer face.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more tuning ribs engages the pair of rails of the attachment mount.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more tuning ribs engages the outer face of the attachment mount.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more tuning ribs engage the pair of rails of the attachment mount and the outer face of the attachment mount.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sidewalls of the frame include an interior sidewall and an outer sidewall, the interior sidewall of the frame and the outer sidewall of the frame defining a step.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the step engages a first segment of the outer face of the attachment mount.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the interchangeable attachment leg further includes a flange extending from the vertical body.

10 . An interchangeable attachment system, the system comprising:

a module having a body defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter wall extending around the body and from the top surface of the body to the bottom surface of the body, and an attachment mount disposed on the perimeter wall of the body, the attachment mount including an outer face extending from the perimeter wall and a pair of rails, the outer face including a cutout; and

an interchangeable attachment leg, the interchangeable attachment leg including a vertical body having one or more sidewalls defining a frame and a catch, the frame sized to receive the attachment mount and slidably engage the pair of rails of the attachment mount, and including one or more tuning ribs disposed on an inner surface of the frame, the catch selectively engaged with the cutout of the outer face.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the pair of rails extend between the outer face and the perimeter wall.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the cutout of the outer face is disposed between the pair of rails.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the one or more tuning ribs engages the pair of rails of the attachment mount.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the one or more tuning ribs engages the outer face of the attachment mount.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more tuning ribs engage the pair of rails of the attachment mount and the outer face of the attachment mount.

16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more sidewalls of the frame include an interior sidewall and an outer sidewall, the interior sidewall of the frame and the outer sidewall of the frame defining a step.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the step engages a first segment of the outer face of the attachment mount.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the interchangeable attachment leg further includes a flange extending from the vertical body.

19 . An interchangeable attachment system for a vehicle module, the system comprising:

a module having a body defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter wall extending around the body and from the top surface of the body to the bottom surface of the body, and an attachment mount disposed on the perimeter wall of the body and including an outer face extending from the perimeter wall and a pair of rails, the pair of rails extending between the outer face and the perimeter wall; and

an interchangeable attachment leg including a vertical body having one or more sidewalls defining a frame, the frame sized to receive the attachment mount and slidably engage the pair of rails of the attachment mount, the one or more sidewalls of the frame including an interior sidewall and an outer sidewall, the interior sidewall of the frame and the outer sidewall of the frame defining a step.

20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the outer face includes a cutout.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2024
From: OGONEK, PIOTR J.; WASKO, GARRET JOSEPH
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 066082/0610 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250222876A1 · Jul 10, 2025
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