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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Hubert Niessen, Heimbach, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 65/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/04 (2006.01); G01B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 65/005 (2013.01); B60Q 1/045 (2013.01); G01B 5/0025 (2013.01); G01B 5/25 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for the alignment of an attachment relative to at least one adjacent structural part on the body side on a vehicle. For the improvement of a tolerance compensation between the attachment and the structural part during assembly, it is proposed that the apparatus is part of the structural part, while the attachment comprises at least one first reference point for the alignment of the attachment, wherein the first reference point is incorporated in the attachment by means of a gauge before the installation of the attachment.