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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
John E. Werling, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B60R 13/04 (2006.01); B62D 65/06 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/107 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B60R 13/04 (2013.01); B60J 5/0463 (2013.01); B62D 65/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle assembly comprises a structural component that defines a portion of a vehicle body and a garnish member. The structural component is formed of a first metal. The garnish member is formed of the first metal and is fixedly attached via welding or hemming directly to the structural component in a same welding station of a vehicle assembly line as the assembly of the structural component. The garnish member includes a body having an outer surface which defines an exterior surface of the vehicle body.