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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Adrian B. Chernoff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Tommy E. White, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Adrian B. Chernoff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Tommy E. White, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B60R 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle body compartment lid includes a unitary, one-piece panel. The panel has both an inner panel portion and an outer panel portion, and is bent or folded such that the inner panel portion and the outer panel portion are in juxtaposition with one another. A method of manufacturing a vehicle body compartment lid employing the panel is also provided. The panel is preferably formed using fluid pressure.