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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2005
Matthew Zaluzec, Canton, MI (US);
Kimberly Lazarz, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Adrian Elliott, Dearborn, MI (US);
Matthew Zaluzec, Canton, MI (US);
Kimberly Lazarz, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Adrian Elliott, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of securing body panels to a space frame of a vehicle is disclosed. Body panels are secured to rivet nuts that are assembled to frame members. The location of the rivet nuts or rivet nuts supporting surface is measured and the rivet nuts are milled or machined to correspond to reference body coordinates. The rivet nuts function as a integral shim pack and obviate the need for shims between the space frame and body panels. The rivet nuts may be milled or formed to predetermined thicknesses before or after assembly to the frame.