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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Christopher R. Freeman, Dublin, OH (US);
Patrick J. Ellison, Plain City, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An access panel for a body of a vehicle is provided that includes a dome portion, a flat portion, and an extension portion. The dome portion has a reinforcing element. The extension portion extends from the flat portion. A floor panel structure for a vehicle is also provided that includes a metal sheet and an access panel. The metal sheet includes an aperture. The access panel includes a dome portion, a flat portion, and an extension portion. The access panel is coupled to the metal sheet over the aperture, and the flat portion and the extension portion are configured to transmit a downward force applied to the access panel to the metal sheet.