Vehicle body and method of manufacture

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1990-11-30

1992-03-17

Focarino, Margaret A.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

296 9621, 296196, 296201, 296202, 296203, 296205, B62D 2504

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050962540

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to the construction of motor vehicle bodies. The vehicle bodies are constructed from a lower section formed of pressed metal panels connected together, and an upper section formed of frame elements. The lower section functions as a primary strength imparting component of the vehicle body, and the upper section functions as a primary style imparting component of the body. The configuration of the upper section can be varied by varying the arrangement of configuration of the frame elements so that the style of the vehicle body can be varied without necessitating a change to the lower section. The lower section will thus remain substantially unchanged for a range of vehicle styles or models.

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patent: 4826238 (1989-05-01), Misono et al.
patent: 4842326 (1989-06-01), DiVito

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