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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2020
Applicants:
Lawrence J Nolan, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael E Lafleur, Brighton, MI (US);
Jerome R Pfeifer, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence J Nolan, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael E LaFleur, Brighton, MI (US);
Jerome R Pfeifer, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/00 (2006.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/042 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 5/02 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B60J 5/048 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2405/00 (2013.01); B60J 5/045 (2013.01); B60J 5/0413 (2013.01); B60J 5/0455 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle body and a reinforcing patch. The vehicle body component defines a cavity. The reinforcing patch is disposed within and attached to the vehicle body component. The reinforcing patch includes a substrate and a reinforcing body attached to the substrate. The reinforcing body has a first tab, a second tab, and a first slit between the first and second tabs. The slit is at least partially filled by the substrate.