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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1996
Homer Franklin Wright, Jr., Vancouver, WA (US);
Edmond Kalstiantz, Beaverton, OR (US);
James Edward Hill, West Linn, OR (US);
Freightliner LLC, Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
A sidewall skin is provided having a front edge, rear edge, top edge, and bottom edge, and a first exterior side and a second interior side. An inwardly directed front flange is provided along the front edge, and an inwardly directed flange is also provided along the top edge. The sidewall skin has a inwardly stepped transition region spaced rearwardly of the front edge. A rear corner is formed in the skin at a location forwardly of the rear edge and rearwardly of the transition region. A portion of the skin between the rear edge and rear corner forms part of the back wall of the truck cab. The sidewall skin is preferably adhesively secured to a sidewall framework with fasteners being virtually eliminated during the sidewall assembly process. The adhesive may be heat cured, which may involve a first partial heat curing step to provide the sidewall with handling strength followed by a second heat curing step. The second step is typically accomplished during curing of paint after a truck cab is assembled.