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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jack Marchlewski, Saline, MI (US);
Darrin Neil Wagner, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Robert Reiners, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/46 (2006.01); B62D 25/16 (2006.01); B62D 65/16 (2006.01); B29C 65/56 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/46 (2013.01); B29C 65/565 (2013.01); B29C 66/7212 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2623 (2013.01); B62D 25/163 (2013.01); B62D 65/16 (2013.01); B29K 2067/00 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a quarter panel comprised of a sheet molding compound and a fascia bracket. The fascia bracket includes a first flange integrated into the quarter panel, a second flange comprising a vehicle body mount interface, and a gripping feature configured to grip a portion of a fascia to be attached to the quarter panel.