Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-07
2011-11-08
Pape, Joseph (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S193110, C180S069220, C180S069200
Reexamination Certificate
active
08052198
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a thin vehicle closure panel design that substantially reduces a thickness (panel gauge plus the perpendicular distance or depth between the panels) of a vehicle hood (5) and the impact effect on the head of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. In one embodiment, the vehicle hood (5) includes a hood shell (15) including an outer panel (25) and an inner panel (20); a unitary foam core (100) positioned between and bonded to the outer (25) and/or the inner panel (20) of the hood shell (15); and at least one recess (10) that corresponds to an underhood component (42). In another aspect of the invention, a vehicle hood (5) is provided in which a latch attachment member (60) and/or hinge members (70) are attached to inner surface (50) of the inner panel (20) of the hood shell (15).
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Cobes, Jr. John W.
McCleary Sherri F.
Seksaria Dinesh C.
Sunday Stephen Paul
Alcoa Inc.
Greenberg & Traurig, LLP
Pape Joseph
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