THIN THERMALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS COVER PANEL FOR VEHICLE FRAME ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHOD

A vehicle frame assembly is provided. The vehicle frame assembly includes an outer cover panel formed from a thin, thermally strengthened glass material. The thermally strengthened glass material has high levels of surface compressive stress providing sufficient strength and durability for a vehicle...

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Hauptverfasser:	Cleary, Thomas Michael, Amsden, Jeffrey Michael, Gerber, Kurt Edward
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS CHEMISTRY GLASS JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS METALLURGY MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL MOTOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS TRAILERS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:	A vehicle frame assembly is provided. The vehicle frame assembly includes an outer cover panel formed from a thin, thermally strengthened glass material. The thermally strengthened glass material has high levels of surface compressive stress providing sufficient strength and durability for a vehicle frame cover application. The thermally strengthened glass is also thin (e.g., less than 2 mm) providing a lightweight frame material that is suitable for cold-bending to a curvature needed for the vehicle body shape and/or to match the curvature of the vehicle frame.