Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

James Brian Slemons

Jeffrey Scott Mayville

Patrick Reed

David James Spolyar

Rong Yao

Tim Farmer

Mounting strategies for locating and securing roof hinge covers to vehicle roofs. An exemplary roof hinge cover may be mounted relative to a roof component (e.g., roof panel, body side panel, bracket, etc.). A locator may be received through the roof hinge cover and into a locating hole of the roof component. One or more clips that are connected to the roof hinge cover may be received within locating openings of a bracket. The bracket supports at least a portion of the roof hinge cover.

Roof hinge cover attachment strategies

This disclosure details multi-function cargo management systems for managing and securing cargo on vehicles. An exemplary vehicle cargo management system includes a first configuration (e.g., a tie down assembly) for securing a cargo item within a cargo space (e.g., truck bed, trunk, frunk, etc.) of the vehicle, and includes a second configuration (e.g., a roof rack assembly) for securing the cargo item on the roof of the vehicle.

Multi-function vehicle cargo management systems

A vehicle includes a roof panel, hinge bracket, cover, and retaining clip. The roof panel defines a recess. The hinge bracket is secured to the roof panel within the recess. The cover is disposed in the recess. The cover has a doghouse that extends downward toward the bracket. The retaining clip has a head that is disposed within the doghouse, a stem that extends downward from the head beyond the doghouse, and a biasing element that forces an opposing surface of the stem into contact with an edge of the bracket.

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Waterford, MI, United States of America

James Brian Slemons