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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1993
Robert M Schoen, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Peter D Greb, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Rickie A North, Fenton, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, MI (US);
Abstract
A clip and bracket fastening arrangement for attaching a free end portion of a plastic facia fender panel member support wall to a subjacent rail of an automotive vehicle frame enabling controlled distortion free thermal expansion and contraction of the support wall relative to the metal frame. An attaching arrangement elongated retaining clip is fixed to the outboard surface of the support wall and the bracket adjustably mounted on the frame. The retaining clip, stamped from sheet metal, comprises an elongated web defining a clearance slot with the support wall. The bracket is double-L shaped defining a vertical head plate provided with a lower inboard extending base plate and an upper outboard extending step flange. The bracket is captured in a clearance slot defined by the clip web portion offset a predetermined dimension from the support wall outboard facing surface.