Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an opening. A drum is disposed within the cabinet and defines a processing space. A blower directs process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. The door is operable to an open position that provides selective access through the opening and into the drum. A foreign particulate collector is operably coupled to the door. The foreign particulate collector includes a collection material configured to collect foreign particulates within the drum.

Abstract: A structural member for a vehicle battery tray includes a base that forms a bottom of the vehicle battery tray, a stanchion extending from the base into the vehicle battery tray, and a rivet nut disposed in the base and extending into the stanchion, wherein the rivet nut is sealed to the base.

Abstract: A battery tray for a vehicle includes a tub having a base, a first side wall connected to the base, and a second side wall connected to the base and disposed opposite the first side wall. The tub includes a first portion with a first strength, the first portion extending from the first side wall through the base to the second side wall, and a second portion with a second strength, the second portion extending from the first side wall through the base to the second side wall. The second strength is greater than the first strength. The first portion is welded to the second portion prior to forming the tub.

Abstract: A side rail assembly connected to a battery tray in a motor vehicle includes a side impact rail having a first portion with a first strength, a second portion with a second strength, the second portion spaced apart from the first portion, and a third portion with a third strength, the third portion connected to the first portion and the second portion. The third strength is greater than the first strength and is greater than the second strength.

Abstract: A structural member for a vehicle battery tray includes a base that forms a bottom of the vehicle battery tray, a stanchion extending from the base into the vehicle battery tray, and a rivet nut disposed in the base and extending into the stanchion, wherein the rivet nut is sealed to the base.

Abstract: A battery tray for a vehicle includes a tub having a base, a first side wall connected to the base, and a second side wall connected to the base and disposed opposite the first side wall. The tub includes a first portion with a first strength, the first portion extending from the first side wall through the base to the second side wall, and a second portion with a second strength, the second portion extending from the first side wall through the base to the second side wall. The second strength is greater than the first strength. The first portion is welded to the second portion prior to forming the tub.

Abstract: A side rail assembly connected to a battery tray in a motor vehicle includes a side impact rail having a first portion with a first strength, a second portion with a second strength, the second portion spaced apart from the first portion, and a third portion with a third strength, the third portion connected to the first portion and the second portion. The third strength is greater than the first strength and is greater than the second strength.

Abstract: A motor vehicle electric park brake system includes a hand brake lever mechanism in electronic communication with a park brake. The hand brake lever mechanism includes a brake lever pivotally supported to a mounting bracket. A biasing member exerts a torque on the brake lever as the brake lever rotates from a disengaged position to an engaged position to simulate a mechanical connection between the brake lever mechanism and the park brake. An adjustment mechanism is displaced to adjust the biasing member to change the torque on the brake lever.