US3185266A
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Method for connecting and sealing sheet-metal parts
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
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Filing: 1959-10-06
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Granted: 1965-05-25
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Expires: 1979-10-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hofmeister Wilhelm
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:35
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/12; B29C44/1228; B29C44/1233; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S228/00; Y10S228/903; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1089; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12229; Y10T428/12236; Y10T428/12271; Y10T428/12278; Y10T428/12347; Y10T428/12354; Y10T428/12479; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535; Y10T428/12556; Y10T428/12562; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24496; Y10T428/24504; Y10T428/24521; Y10T428/24545; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/24999; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31692; Y10T428/31699
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A REINFORCING BODY STRUCTURE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FORMED BY TWO BODY SHEET METAL MEMBERS OF SAID MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A RELATIVELY TIGHT, SEALING CONNECTION THEREBETWEEN FOR EFFECTIVELY DAMPENING DRONING NOISES, COMPRISING A FIRST SHEET METAL MEMBER FORMING AN OUTER COVERING BODY PANEL AND A SECOND SHEET METAL MEMBER REINFORCING SAID FIRST MEMBER AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE END PORTION SECURELY FASTENED THEREAT TO SAID FIRST MEMBER, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHEET METAL MEMBERS HAVING MUTUALLY SPACED CONNECTING SURFACES OF PREDETERMINED DIMENSIONS ARRANGED IN OPPOSITELY DISPOSED FACE-TO-FACE SPACED RELATIONSHIP AND PROFILE STRIP HAVING A CROSS SECTION CORRESPONDING ESSENTIALLY TO THE WIDTH AND SPACING OF SAID OPPOSED CONNECTING SURFACES AND ESSENTIALLY CONSISTING OF A RUBBER MIXTURE HAVING A FOAM-LIKE CELLULAR STRUCTURE IN THE VULCANIZED CONDITION, SAID PROFILE STRIP BEING INSERTED BETWEEN SAID SPACED CONNECTING SURFACES AND VULCANIZED TO SAID SPACED CONNECTING SURFACES IN SITU SO AS TO ELASTICALLY CONNECT SAID CONNECTING SURFACES BY SAID PROFILE STRIP HAVING SAID FOAM-LIKE CELLULAR STRUCTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A REINFORCING BODY STRUCTURE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FORMED BY TWO BODY SHEET METAL MEMBERS OF SAID MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A RELATIVELY TIGHT, SEALING CONNECTION THEREBETWEEN FOR EFFECTIVELY DAMPENING DRONING NOISES, COMPRISING A FIRST SHEET METAL MEMBER FORMING AN OUTER COVERING BODY PANEL AND A SECOND SHEET METAL MEMBER REINFORCING SAID FIRST MEMBER AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE END PORTION SECURELY FASTENED THEREAT TO SAID FIRST MEMBER, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHEET METAL MEMBERS HAVING MUTUALLY SPACED CONNECTING SURFACES OF PREDETERMINED DIMENSIONS ARRANGED IN OPPOSITELY DISPOSED FACE-TO-FACE SPACED RELATIONSHIP AND PROFILE STRIP HAVING A CROSS SECTION CORRESPONDING ESSENTIALLY TO THE WIDTH AND SPACING OF SAID OPPOSED CONNECTING SURFACES AND ESSENTIALLY CONSISTING OF A RUBBER MIXTURE HAVING A FOAM-LIKE CELLULAR STRUCTURE IN THE VULCANIZED CONDITION, SAID PROFILE STRIP BEING INSERTED BETWEEN SAID SPACED CONNECTING SURFACES AND VULCANIZED TO SAID SPACED CONNECTING SURFACES IN SITU SO AS TO ELASTICALLY CONNECT SAID CONNECTING SURFACES BY SAID PROFILE STRIP HAVING SAID FOAM-LIKE CELLULAR STRUCTURE.
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