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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Bellis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
P Thomas Vikstrom, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 65/16 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01); B60R 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60R 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 65/024 (2013.01); B60R 5/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/082 (2013.01); B62D 65/028 (2013.01); B62D 65/16 (2013.01); B60R 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for constructing an integrated end structure for a vehicle includes placing a center module for an integrated end structure for a vehicle in a fixture separate from the vehicle, attaching a side bracket to the center module in the fixture to form an assembly, the side bracket configured for holding a light unit of the vehicle, mounting the assembly onto at least a bracket in the vehicle that provides adjustability of the assembly in at least a z-direction, and, after mounting the assembly, mounting a storage compartment module onto the center module and the side bracket.