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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ari Garo Caliskan, Canton, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Patrick James Blanchard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joshua Jacob Clement, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jason Scott Balzer, Commerce Township, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle body assembly includes an outer component defining a cavity. The outer component has a pair of first flanges. An inner component has a pair of second flanges each joined to one of the first flanges. A reinforcement formed of carbon fiber is disposed in the cavity between the components. The reinforcement includes a faceplate joined to the outer component with a rivet and third flanges each joined to the inner component with a rivet.