Patent ID: 7241073

Claim:
A reduced radius hem assembly comprising: an inner sheet metal panel including an inner panel inner surface and an inner panel outer surface on opposite parallel sides that are spaced apart by the nominal thickness of the inner panel, the inner panel having an outwardly extending perimeter flange terminating as an end disposed in a first plane, the end having a thickness dimension that is less than the thickness of the inner panel, the inner surface lying in a second plane that is generally perpendicular to the end, and a beveled surface located between and contiguous with the end and the inner surface, the beveled surface being disposed inboard of the intersection of the first and second planes; and an outer sheet metal panel including an outer panel inner surface and an outer panel outer surface on opposite parallel sides that are spaced apart by the nominal thickness of the outer panel wherein the inner surface of the outer panel, wherein the inner surface of the outer panel overlies the outer surface of the perimeter flange, the outer panel having a peripheral edge comprising a bend portion, an intermediate portion, and an end portion wherein the intermediate portion is adjacent to the beveled surface of the perimeter flange and the end portion overlies a portion of the inner surface of the perimeter flange.