Apparatus for connecting composite vehicle body panels to composite vehicle underbodies
US5228742A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D29/048
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connecting apparatus for connecting a composite outer body panel of a vehicle to a composite underbody of a vehicle whereby the composite outer body panel is allowed to move relative to the composite underbody due to thermal expansion and contraction caused by the aforementioned members having different coefficients of linear thermal expansion. The connecting apparatus is subtle in appearance, hidden from outside the vehicle and simple to assemble and disassemble.
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