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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296195 ; 296188 ; 296209 ;
Abstract
A body side wall for motor vehicles, in particular for passenger cars and station wagons, which includes a rear side door opening and a rear pillar formed adjacent the vehicle rear wheel opening from inner and outer panels of the side wall together with a reinforcement panel. The invention wall construction includes a one-piece reinforcement panel which is formed in a U-shape and is positioned adjacent the door opening extending from the roof frame along the rear pillar and the front part of the wheel housing, the reinforcement panel being connected to the side wall inner panel and the side wall outer panel to form a box support extending from the roof frame to the sill.