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US 11,607,933 B2Granted
Automotive panel hem stabilizing assembly and method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael J Gardynik, Steven Frank, Kevin Joseph Favero, Michael Joseph Lee, Ronald Machin
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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.
Claims1
An automotive panel assembly, comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel;
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- an adhesive that secures a flange of the first panel to an edge region of the second panel,
- the flange of the first panel folded over the edge region of the second panel to hem together the first panel and the second panel, the flange of the first panel including a textured geometry that interlocks with a textured geometry of the edge region of the second panel,
- wherein the textured geometry of the first panel includes a plurality of grooves and a plurality of ridges, the plurality of grooves and the plurality of ridges extending longitudinally in a direction that is parallel to a side edge of the first panel, and
- wherein a portion of the textured geometry of the flange of the first panel is in direct contact with the textured geometry of the edge region of the second panel and another portion of the textured geometry of the flange of the first panel is separated from the textured geometry of the edge region of the second panel by the adhesive.
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