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US 11,110,967 B2Granted
Vehicle body panel reinforcement
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsRaymond Bradley Mondora, Neil R Kauppila, Jordan MacIntire
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Abstract
A vehicle structure includes a body panel, a first spring anchor, a second spring anchor; and an elongated spring having a first end disposed at a first spring anchor and a second end disposed at a second spring anchor. The spring is preloaded when assembled to form an apex between the first end and the second end. The apex is disposed adjacent to the body panel to provide an outward force on the body panel.
Claims20
A vehicle structure comprising
- a body panel;
- a first spring anchor;
- a second spring anchor;
- and
- an elongated spring comprising a first end disposed at a first spring anchor and a second end disposed at a second spring anchor, said elongated spring preloaded when assembled to form an apex between the first end and the second end, said apex disposed adjacent to the body panel to provide an outward force on the body panel.
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A method of assembling a vehicle structure comprising:
- coupling a first end of an elongated spring to a first spring anchor;
- preloading the elongated spring to form an apex;
- and
- coupling a second end of the elongated spring to a second spring anchor so that the apex provides a force on a body panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.