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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2005
Saravanan Subramanian, Westland, MI (US);
Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, MI (US);
Jim E. Devries, Canton, MI (US);
Paul E. Geck, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Saravanan Subramanian, Westland, MI (US);
Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, MI (US);
Jim E. DeVries, Canton, MI (US);
Paul E. Geck, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A bodyside for an automotive vehicle includes a folded structure having a generally horizontal floor portion and a generally vertical side portion which is unitary with the floor portion. A wheelhouse structure, which is indexed with a wheelhouse cutout of an outer panel applied to the bodyside, is formed integrally with the floor portion and the side portion by a folding process. End portions of the wheelhouse structure are closed either by closure panels or storage compartments.