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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ryan M. Hahnlen, Dublin, OH (US);
Amitkumar Patil, Marysville, OH (US);
Tyler J. Rupp, Radnor, OH (US);
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/10 (2006.01); B62D 25/12 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B23K 26/21 (2014.01); B21D 22/02 (2006.01); B23P 23/06 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/12 (2013.01); B21D 22/02 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); B23K 26/21 (2015.10); B23P 23/06 (2013.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08); B23P 2700/50 (2013.01); B62D 25/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle hood includes a unitary metallic hood frame including a plurality of embosses having respective curved surfaces and a plurality of openings. The vehicle hood includes a metallic reinforcement material welded to a subset of the respective curved surfaces of the metallic hood frame. The vehicle hood includes a hood skin attached to the hood frame. The selective placement of metallic reinforcement material may reduce deflection of the vehicle hood while reducing weight compared to metal supports or a thicker metallic hood frame.