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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2004
Dragan Stojkovic, Southgate, MI (US);
Larry Dupuis, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
James Lowe, Temperance, MI (US);
Stephen Bruford, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Dragan Stojkovic, Southgate, MI (US);
Larry Dupuis, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
James Lowe, Temperance, MI (US);
Stephen Bruford, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is an improved front-end to body-side joint () for an automotive vehicle. This joint () includes an integral front end structure () having a fender attachment portion () and one or more hinge-reinforcement portions (). The fender attachment portion () is coupled to a fender (). Moreover, the hinge-reinforcement portions () are attached to a pillar member () of a vehicle body () for supporting a door (). The integral front end structure () is a master-locating component for positioning the fender () and the door () in a predetermined configuration within the joint ().