Automotive closure panel assembly
US7770955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53791
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automotive closure panel assembly may include an inner panel and an outer panel. The outer panel may have a flange that protrudes from a body of the outer panel. The outer panel may also have more than one tabs that are each spaced along the flange and that each extend away from the flange. Each of the tabs may be folded over the inner panel during a hemming process.
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