Vehicular body structural arrangement
US11155300B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D27/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular body structural arrangement includes a polymeric deck panel. The deck panel includes corrugations, a crosswise crossbeam footprint and, along a partial length of the crossbeam footprint, two features for securing a crossbeam thereto. The corrugations include an adjacent ridge and valley. The features include a first feature having a first direction along the deck panel, and a second feature having a second direction toward the deck panel. The first feature includes a unitarily-formed web projecting normally to the deck panel past the ridge, and a rivet nut installed to the web against a backing facing the first direction. The second feature includes a unitarily-formed stanchion behind the web projecting normally to the deck panel from inside the valley, and a threaded insert seated in the stanchion facing the second direction.
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