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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
May. 03, 2021
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Je-Won Choi, Anyang-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A panel assembly for a vehicle made of different materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: an external panel, an internal panelhaving the circumference bonded to the circumference of the external panel, and made of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion different from a coefficient of thermal expansion of the external panel, and at least one deformation absorption panelconnected to at least one of the external paneland the internal panelon the circumferences of the external paneland the internal panel, and for absorbing an amount of thermal deformation according to a change in temperatures of the external paneland the internal panelwhen the external paneland the internal panelare thermally deformed.