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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Applicants:
Raymond Bradley Mondora, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Neil R Kauppila, Waterford, MI (US);
Jordan Macintire, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Raymond Bradley Mondora, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Neil R Kauppila, Waterford, MI (US);
Jordan MacIntire, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/12 (2006.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/12 (2013.01); B60J 5/043 (2013.01); B32B 2305/08 (2013.01); B32B 2605/00 (2013.01); B60J 5/0469 (2013.01); B60R 21/231 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle structure includes a body panel, a first spring anchor, a second spring anchor; and an elongated spring having a first end disposed at a first spring anchor and a second end disposed at a second spring anchor. The spring is preloaded when assembled to form an apex between the first end and the second end. The apex is disposed adjacent to the body panel to provide an outward force on the body panel.