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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US);
Jon A. Wilcox, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle body includes a longitudinal roof spine and a plurality of roof bows extending laterally from the roof spine to a plurality of pillars that extend upwardly from a lower body structure. The roof bows and pillars are connected by corner connectors that include a plug end that is received in an opening defined at an outer end of the roof bow. The opening is defined in a bottom wall of the outer end of the roof bow and is assembled over and supported by the plug end. The opening in the bottom wall of the roof bow is defined between the two side walls.