US Patent 7520562 Supporting member for a fender

Patent 7520562 was granted and assigned to BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT on April, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7520562

Date of Patent

April 21, 2009

Patent Application Number

11180635

Date Filed

July 14, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Jason S. Morrow

Patent abstract

In the case of vehicle variants of one “vehicle family”, different fenders and different front opening hoods adjoining the fenders are attached to forward vehicle structures by means of identical supporting members. For this purpose, the supporting members have connection planes for the upper end sections of the fenders, which are situated horizontally above one another. Thus, a different course of the joints, such as between a fender and an opening hood, and differently shaped body panels can be achieved in the case of vehicle variants at comparatively low cost by use of this common supporting member.