Reinforcement assembly for vehicle panels

Details Reinforcement assembly for vehicle panels Reinforcement assembly for vehicle panels

1991-12-09

1994-09-06

Mitchell, David M.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

296191, 296198, B60R 2700

Patent

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053442083

ABSTRACT:
An improved one-piece plastic bracket for supporting a sealer block of heat expandable reinforcement material on the substructure of a vehicle. The sealer block is adapted, upon being heated during an assembly line operation, to form a closed cell foam stiffener bridging a tolerance varying space between the substructure and an exterior panel. The one-piece bracket provides an initial function of readily supporting the sealer block in a snap-action manner on the vehicle substructure. Additionally, the bracket is operative to precisely guide the heat activated sealer into a predetermined foamed-in-place configuration wherein it sealingly bonds to both the substructure and the opposed inner surface of the panel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4912826 (1990-04-01), Dixon et al.
patent: 4973102 (1990-11-01), Bien
patent: 4974900 (1990-12-01), Destefani et al.
patent: 5102188 (1992-04-01), Yamane

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