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Class 52/787.12 - For vehicle


Subclass of Class 52 - Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Definition: Subject matter which is used in the structure of a conveyance
No. of patents: 34
Last issue date: 12/07/2010


NumberTitleIssue Date
7845143Molding-furnished glass
A molding-furnished glass in which a resin molding is integrally provided to the edge portion of a glass base. A metal molding is attached to the resin molding by connecting the metal molding to the resin molding through the use of a slide piece and a fastener. ...
12/07/2010
7325771Splice joints for composite aircraft fuselages and other structures
Structures and methods for joining composite fuselage sections and other panel assemblies together are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shell structure configured in accordance with the present invention includes a first panel portion positioned adjacent to a ...
02/05/2008
7195436Inset panel fastener
An inset panel fastener anchors into honeycomb substrates employed in the aircraft industry. The inset panel fastener provides significantly increased load carrying capabilities with a simple inexpensive construction. The inset panel fastener includes a plastic casi...
03/27/2007
7182291Integrated aircraft structural floor
A number of integrated floor structures made of lightweight composite materials for use in an aircraft are disclosed. Generally, each of such floors includes a top-layer skin, a bottom-layer skin disposed below the top-layer skin and a first structural core disposed...
02/27/2007
7118640Method for reinforcing a double-shell structure
The invention concerns a method for reinforcing a double-shell structure in which a cellular core (2) is arranged between a first shell (5) and a second shell (6). In the method according to the invention, at least one cavity is formed in the do...
10/10/2006
7036875Method for attaching undercover onto underside of car floor panel
An apparatus and method for attaching an undercover to the underside of a car body floor panel having a plurality of studs, comprises tubular fasteners that are inserted into respective mounting holes of the undercover with diametral clearance and that are engaged w...
05/02/2006
6964801Method for producing a heat shield and heat shield produced by this method
A heat shield suitable for motor vehicles and a method for manufacturing the heat shield is provided. The heat shield is intended to protect temperature-sensitive assemblies, components and connection lines from the direct impact of heat radiation and, possibly, act...
11/15/2005
6862863Flush panel spacer and method and apparatus of installing the same
A method of installing an insert in a sandwich panel for mounting a fastener includes making a hole in the panel and inserting a spacer having a height greater than the thickness of the panel. An entrance rim of the spacer extends above an upper surface of the panel...
03/08/2005
6428074Construction for fastening members together
A construction is provided for fastening a plurality of members which thermally expand and contract together to a base member with a screw member, in such a manner that those members do not interfere with each other when they thermally expand or contract....
08/06/2002
6298633Panel spacer and method and apparatus of installing the same
A method of installing an insert in a sandwich panel for mounting a fastener includes making a hole in the panel and inserting a spacer having a height greater than the thickness of the panel. An entrance rim of the spacer extends above an upper surface o...
10/09/2001
6237304Laminate structural bulkhead
A hollow reinforced structural member has a bulkhead having a layer of thermally expanded resin disposed between opposed side walls. A sleeve is retained within the resin layer and is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the reinforce struct...
05/29/2001
6151834Window device for use in a motor vehicle
A window device for use in a motor vehicle, has at least one pair of mutually threadingly engageable male member and female member, one of which is fixed into a boss formed integrally with a resin window panel, the other of which is threaded to the above ...
11/28/2000
6082674Aircraft window escuthcheon assembly
An aircraft window escutcheon assembly includes front and back panels having aligned window openings. A dust pane and a window shade are captively retained between the front and back panels. The front and back panels include integral fastening portions wh...
07/04/2000
6055790Thermal conductive insert for sandwich structures
In a sandwich structure having a honeycomb core between a pair of composite face sheets, an insert is provided that passes through such structure. The insert terminates in an opening, flush or below the top face sheet and has a flange which overlaps and c...
05/02/2000
5845458Automobile roof headliner
An automobile roof headliner includes a relatively stiff molded backing sheet and a relatively deformable foam panel adhesively secured to the undersurface of the backing sheet. Marginal edge areas of the foam panel in contact with hard side rails on the ...
12/08/1998
5750236Apparatus and method for forming compound shaped surfaces
Apparatus and method for forming compound shaped surfaces. A skin conforming to the visual shape of the surface being formed is prepared from a blank sheet of material that is cut to size and includes any desired stamped-out detailing or notched edges or ...
05/12/1998
5542777Fastener for composite structures
A vehicle includes a composite panel 10 with nonparallel face sheets 12,14, and a reinforcing core 16, preferably honeycomb, lying therebetween. A fastener 30 lies in an aperture 22 of the panel, and includes a socket 32 with a flange 40 bearing against f...
08/06/1996
5538094Panel reinforcement structure
A panel member consisting of inner and outer interconnected panels, and reinforcement members placed therebetween to increase the strength of said panel in localized areas. The reinforcements consist of a structure made up of a base material of plastic or...
07/23/1996
5535841Panel reinforcement structure
A panel member consisting of inner and outer interconnected panels, and reinforcement members placed therebetween to increase the strength of said panel in localized areas. The reinforcements consist of a structure made up of a base material of plastic or...
07/16/1996
5531500Protective shield for vehicle door
A bullet-proofing panel for attachment to the exterior door surfaces of a police cruiser or the like comprising an outer polymeric skin having a contour corresponding to the contour of the sheet metal of the vehicle's doors. The polymeric skin member when...
07/02/1996
5269584Reinforcement with tubular portion for receiving bolt
A reinforcement is comprised of a support member in the form of a waved sheet and a plate member in the form a generally flat sheet and secured to the support member. The support member has a ridge-like bent portion protruding to one side thereof and form...
12/14/1993
4984347Method for attaching a doubler to a skin structure
A method and the resulting structure for attaching a doubler to the damaged skin of an airplane, using the original fastener holes, where the fastener countersinks are filled with interference fitted washers and the new fasteners have an interference fit ...
01/15/1991
4936625Tail gate liner
A pickup truck tail gate liner has secured thereto one or more attaching members which confront that surface of the tail gate to which the liner is to be applied. The attaching members are premanently or removably secured to the liner and adhesively bonde...
06/26/1990
4846612Sandwich panel fastener
A fastener designed to be securerd into a hole in an aircraft panel can be manufactured from an integral engineering thermoplastic structure which includes a centrally located cylindrical body carrying flanges at its ends. One of these flanges has diametr...
07/11/1989
4791765Synthetic material structural body panel
A synthetic material structural body panel is provided which comprises synthetic material suitable for use as structural body panel, for example, as a package tray in an automotive vehicular structural body, wherein an aperture extends through the synthet...
12/20/1988
4577450Waterproof floor panel fastening system, accessible from above
A waterproof floor panel (10) fastening system, accessible from above in which floor panels (10) have spaced upper and lower plates (12, 14), the panels being waterproof and being secured on support structure (74) thereunder. There are fastening assemblie...
03/25/1986
4557100Unitary fastener insert for structural sandwich panels
A unitary fastener insert (50) for structural sandwich panels (52) is comprised of a shaft (58) of a generally uniform circular cross section having a base (64) and a tip (62), a generally circular flange (68) extending radially outward from the base circ...
12/10/1985
4533098Thrust reverser attachment
An invention is disclosed for the attachment of a yoke to a laminated material composed of a medial matrix laminated between first and second skins. Two elongated parallel brackets are attached to the laminated material, the brackets each having a first s...
08/06/1985
4450661Composite structures window belt and method of making
A composite structure window belt has a roll of the lined reinforced plastic window frames set between honeycomb core and covered top and bottom with a reinforced plastic cover. The window frames have built-in reinforcements to accept fasteners for securi...
05/29/1984
4399642Aircraft floor panel installation system
A floor panel installation system and apparatus using two dimpled washer inserts, each at opposite sides of a floor panel. The two inserts equal a thickness which is almost equal to the floor panel thickness, so that a slight gap exists between the two wa...
08/23/1983
4296586Fastening device for a honeycombed panel employed in particular in aeronautic structures
The device comprises a tubular unit adapted to be placed in an opening formed in the honeycombed panel. A fastening member such as a screw, pin or other member, extends therethrough. The tubular unit comprises a sleeve which is placed in the opening of th...
10/27/1981
4273818Force infeed element for laminar panel assembly
A laminar panel assembly which is particularly useful in space vehicles for contact with solar cells includes a first and a second cover layer, a supporting core structure interposed between the cover layers and at least one force infeed element disposed ...
06/16/1981
4232496Grommet assembly for composite panels
An assembly for installing and using a grommet in a panel of composite material for attachment to a substructure, having interposed therebetween a layer of a compressible gasket material, includes a flared grommet with a spacer disposed between the flare ...
11/11/1980
4056878Method of fixing a sandwich panel to a support
Sandwich panels, especially load-bearing panels such as aircraft floors, are fixed to support members by means of ferrules having an aperture sufficient to allow the passage of the shank, but not the head, of a bolt, by a method in which The ferrule is in...
11/08/1977
 
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