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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:
Sep. 26, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Dixon, Dexter, MI (US);
Derek F Gentle, Birmingham, MI (US);
Adam M Janotik, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Lawrence P Kazyak, Northville, MI (US);
Tahir M Mansour, Livonia, MI (US);
Emmanuel P Papadakis, Birmingham, MI (US);
Gordon G Strosberg, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29460 ; 295251 ; 264263 ; 264268 ; 296187 ; 296198 ; 296 351 ; 411 82 ; 411175 ; 411177 ; 411182 ; 411908 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the attachment of plastic outer body panels to automotive vehicle subframes including positioning a cup within apertures in the subframe, applying a thixotropic heat curable plastic/adhesive to the cup, heat curing the plastic/adhesive in situ while forming a blind aperture in the plastic/adhesive, and securing the body panel to the subframe through threaded insertion of a fastener into the blind aperture.