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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1995
Richard B Freeman, Oxford, MI (US);
Jack J Ritchie, Washington, MI (US);
The Budd Company, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle assembly, and more particularly, a hybrid truck assembly including a hybrid passenger cab shell and a hybrid truck box are disclosed. The hybrid passenger cab shell includes a first plurality panels which are assembled together to form an inner cab shell and a second plurality of panels which are assembled together to form an outer cab shell. Generally, at least one of the first or second pluralities of panels are formed from a plastic material such as a sheet molded compound (SMC). Similarly, the truck box portion of the vehicle is formed from a plurality of inner panels which are formed from a plastic material such as SMC and are assembled together along overlapping edge portions. Thereafter, a plurality of outer panels are attached to the respective inner panels.