Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automotive panel hem stabilizing assembly and method
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Application No.: US16689487Application Date: 2019-11-20
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Publication No.: US11607933B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Michael J Gardynik , Steven Frank , Kevin Joseph Favero , Michael Joseph Lee , Ronald Machin
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B60J5/04
- IPC: B60J5/04 ; B21D39/02
Abstract:
An automotive panel assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a first panel, a second panel, and a flange of the first panel folded over an edge region of the second panel to hem together the first and second panels. The flange of the first panel includes a textured geometry that interlocks with a textured geometry of the edge region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210146759A1 AUTOMOTIVE PANEL HEM STABILIZING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2021-05-20
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