Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-25
2006-04-25
Morrow, Jason (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S193040, C296S181100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07032958
ABSTRACT:
A body and frame assembly for a vehicle includes a one-piece inner member mated with a one-piece outer member, the inner member and the outer member defining door openings at opposing sides of the vehicle. The inner member and the outer member may each include a roof panel portion and two side frame portions. A method of assembling a vehicle that includes the body and frame assembly includes forming each of the inner and outer members by quick plastic forming, super plastic forming or hydroforming. Preferably, the inner member and the outer member are each formed from a separate single sheet of aluminum.
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Chernoff Adrian B.
White Tommy E.
General Motors Corporation
Marra Kathryn A.
Morrow Jason
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