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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jason Douglas Scott, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bruce Richard Ghastin, Canton, MI (US);
Shunmugam Baskar, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A damping and stiffening assembly for a body panel. The assembly includes a first damping patch and a second damping patch that are attached to the body panel. The assembly also includes a stiffening lamination that has a first end, a middle portion, and a second end. The first end of the stiffening lamination attaches to and overlaps the first damping patch. The middle portion of the stiffening lamination attaches to the body panel. The second end of the stiffening lamination attaches to and overlaps the second damping patch.