Plastic vehicle body panel mounting structure

Details Plastic vehicle body panel mounting structure Plastic vehicle body panel mounting structure

1982-11-19

1985-07-16

Reese, Randolph

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

296 31P, 296146, 403405, 24289, 24297, 411 84, 411 92, 411366, B62D 2704, B62D 2904

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045292442

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle body panel structure includes a plastic panel mounted upon an underlying metal substructure. A fastener fixedly attaches one end portion of the plastic panel on the metal structure. A mounting block is slidably mounted on the metal substructure longitudinally spaced from the fastener to define a path of longitudinal movement of the mounting block toward and away from the fixed end portion of the plastic panel. A spring urges the mounting block to a certain longitudinal position and is yieldable to permit movement of the mounting block away from the certain longitudinal position. A fastener attaches the plastic panel to the mounting block so that the plastic panel is effectively supported in a manner enabling longitudinal movement relative to the fixed one end portion to accommodate thermal or hygroscopic growth of the plastic panel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3456706 (1969-07-01), Ollis, Jr.
patent: 3875661 (1975-04-01), Lidstrom et al.
patent: 4043239 (1976-01-01), De Fusco
patent: 4153290 (1979-05-01), Barenyi et al.
patent: 4352521 (1982-10-01), Trenkler
patent: 4385779 (1983-05-01), Kimura et al.

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