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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2014
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hayrullah Calisoglu, Ruesselsheim, DE;
Wolfgang Rasel, Rudeheim, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/02 (2006.01); F16B 5/02 (2006.01); B62D 27/06 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B62D 27/065 (2013.01); B62D 29/001 (2013.01); F16B 5/0241 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connecting element for a vehicle body substructure and a panel element having different heat expansion coefficients are provided. The connecting unit penetrates an opening in a plate of the substructure. A plate of the paneling element is held with play in the direction of its surface normal is in a groove of the connecting unit. The connecting unit includes a bushing having two parts that are moveable against one another in the direction of the surface normal, between which the other plate is held.