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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Eric J. Boettcher, Columbus, OH (US);
Irene A. Cifra, Columbus, OH (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of assembling at least two types of vehicles with different powertrain requirements on the same assembly line is provided. The method includes assembling a first structural body component for a first vehicle type including a first powertrain requirement. The first structural body component comprises a first structural core surrounded by a first fiber reinforced material having a first thickness. The first structural body component has a first external geometry. The method includes assembling a second structural body component for a second vehicle type that has a second powertrain requirement different from the first powertrain requirement. The second structural body component comprises a second structural core surrounded by a second fiber reinforced material having a second thickness different from the first thickness. The second structural body component has a second external geometry that is the same in shape and dimension as the first external geometry.