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US 2026/0249920 A1Published application
Vehicle door aperture assembly
OwnerBrian LIDGARDinventor
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A vehicle door aperture assembly includes a body side outer panel having a panel edge portion and an inner body panel having an outer edge. The panel edge portion forms a hemmed connection around the outer edge. The hemmed connection has a hemmed shape with a first bend having a first radius of curvature between an outer facing portion of the panel edge portion and an intermediate portion of the panel edge portion and a second bend having a second radius of curvature between the intermediate portion of the panel edge portion and an inner facing portion of the panel edge portion. The first radius of curvature is larger than the second radius of curvature, the outer facing portion transitions directly into the first bend, the inner facing portion transitions directly into the second bend, and the outer facing portion and the inner facing portion are in parallel planes.
A vehicle door aperture assembly comprising a body side outer panel having a panel edge portion and an inner body panel comprising an outer edge, the panel edge portion of the body side outer panel forming a hemmed connection around the outer edge of the inner body panel;
A method of manufacturing a vehicle door aperture assembly;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.