Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Plastic vehicle body components and related attachment method
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Application No.: US17244289Application Date: 2021-04-29
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Publication No.: US11772578B2Publication Date: 2023-10-03
- Inventor: Michael V. Peterson , Stephen Frericks
- Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP
- Main IPC: B60R13/04
- IPC: B60R13/04 ; B62D65/16 ; B60R19/18

Abstract:
A vehicle assembly includes a first body component and a second body component. The first body component has an exterior surface and an interior hidden surface, where the exterior surface has in part an aesthetic finish. The first body component defines a first connecting portion having a rib secured by the interior surface. The rib has a first opening formed therethrough. The second body component has an outward extended second connecting portion. A base wall of the second connecting portion has a second opening formed therethrough. The base wall abuts the rib with the second opening aligned with the first opening. A fastener is inserted through the first and second openings from within the second connecting portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220348151A1 PLASTIC VEHICLE BODY COMPONENTS AND RELATED ATTACHMENT METHOD Public/Granted day:2022-11-03
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