Apparatus for mounting plastic body panel

Details Apparatus for mounting plastic body panel Apparatus for mounting plastic body panel

1984-09-20

1986-03-04

Reeves, Robert B.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

296 31P, 296146, 523091, 52403, 52573, 248DIG1, 411182, 411908, B62D 2704, B62D 2904, F16B 3704

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045737339

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for mounting a plastic panel upon an underlying metal substructure. One end of the panel is fixedly mounted on the metal substructure. A mounting member for the other end of the panel includes a first molded plastic block slidable on a support bracket of the substructure and having an integrally molded spring finger engaging the bracket to resiliently urge the first mounting block to a certain longitudinal position on the metal substructure and a second mounting block connected thereto by a screw thread by which rotation of the second mounting block establishes a mounting face thereon at a precise position transversely of the vehicle body for abutment by and support of the panel in precise surface alignment with the adjacent body panel. The mounting face provides a field for the drilling of a hole for receiving a fastener attaching the panel to the mounting member. Thermal or hygroscopic growth of the panel induces longitudinal movement of the mounting member to permit distortion-free growth relative the underlying metal substructure.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3030997 (1962-04-01), Collins
patent: 3556570 (1971-01-01), Cosenza
patent: 3574899 (1971-04-01), Fisher
patent: 3875661 (1975-04-01), Lidstrom et al.
patent: 4043239 (1977-08-01), De Fusco
patent: 4153290 (1979-05-01), Barenyi et al.
patent: 4352521 (1982-10-01), Trenkler

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