Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Matthew Brooke

Mark Joseph Courtright

Michael J Gardynik

Vince Anthony Chimento

Srinath Vijayakumar

Satish Ganti

Daniel Hewitt

Danny P Manginen

A structural joint for a pickup truck, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a C-pillar, a gusset bracket, a cab back bracket, and a box panel. The C-pillar, gusset bracket, cab back bracket, and box panel are directly welded to each other to provide an assembly having a box section.

C-pillar to box side to cab back joint

A vehicle includes a hood that is rotatably secured to a vehicle body. The hood has an upper panel, a lower panel, and a reinforcement member disposed therebetween. The reinforcement member has a baseplate and a tab. The baseplate is secured to an internal surface of the lower panel. The tab has a proximal end that is secured to the baseplate and a distal end that extends away from the baseplate and is secured to an internal surface of the upper panel.

Vehicle hood system

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Matthew Brooke