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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Michael Geiger, Hebertshausen, DE;
Helmut Mueller, Tuntenhausen, DE;
Werner Reiprich, Bergkirchen, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Geiger, Hebertshausen, DE;
Helmut Mueller, Tuntenhausen, DE;
Werner Reiprich, Bergkirchen, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 38/10 (2006.01); B32B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motor vehicle having interconnected outer skin components and a method for connecting outer skin components is provided. In cutting off damaged outer skin components and replacing same, in a connected state of the two outer skin components, a reinforcing component is arranged on an inner surface of each of the two outer skin components via an adhesive. This results in a two-layer construction at the joint between the two outer skin components.