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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2017
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Adam J. Rompage, Dublin, OH (US);
Edward W. Bach, Marysville, OH (US);
Kevin D. Helton, Marysville, OH (US);
Masahiro Ishikawa, Dublin, OH (US);
Benjamin J. Meaige, Powell, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle assembly method includes providing an aluminum roof component including a peripheral flange structure that defines a roof adhesive bonding zone; providing a steel vehicle body component including a body adhesive bonding zone; removably fastening the roof component to the vehicle body component with the peripheral flange structure spaced from the vehicle body component; electrocoating the roof component secured to the vehicle body component including the roof adhesive bonding zone and the body adhesive bonding zone; painting the roof component secured to the vehicle body component; removing the painted roof component from the painted vehicle body component; applying an adhesive that is curable at room temperature to at least one of the roof adhesive bonding zone and the body adhesive bonding zone; securely fastening the painted roof component to the painted vehicle body component with the adhesive spanning the adhesive bonding zones; and curing the adhesive.