Horizontal and vertical vehicle panel arrangements

A vehicle panel arrangement comprising:

• an inner panel having an outer surface and an inner surface forming a portion of a vehicle closure panel, and
• an exterior panel with an inside surface connected to the inner panel;
• wherein the inner panel includes at least one of a group comprising a plurality of load point areas formed on the outer surface of the inner panel, a plurality of local reinforcements connected to the outer surface of the inner panel, each one of the plurality of local reinforcements covers a respective one of the plurality of load point areas such that when a force is applied to said plurality of load point areas the force is distributed through the plurality of local reinforcements to the inner panel, a continuous reinforcement in contact with the inner panel and the exterior panel, a plurality of molded bulkheads formed on and extending from the outer surface of the inner panel, where in each of the plurality of molded bulkheads has a shelf portion at a distal end that is in contact with and bonded to the inside surface of the exterior panel, and a plurality of ribs formed on the inner panel.

A vehicle panel arrangement comprising:

• an inner panel having an outer surface and an inner surface forming a portion of a vehicle closure panel;
• a plurality of molded bulkheads formed on and extending from the outer surface of the inner panel, where in each of the plurality of molded bulkheads has a shelf portion at a distal end that is in contact with and bonded to an inside surface of an exterior panel, and
• an exterior panel with an inside surface connected to the inner panel and at least partially covering a plurality of local reinforcements.