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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2017
Philipp J. Wolf, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Samuel G. Fowle, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald R. Monroe, Los Gatos, CA (US);
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Antonio B. Martinez, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Albert J. Golko, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ali Tavakoli Targhi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David J. Donohue, San Francisco, CA (US);
David E. Kingman, Campbell, CA (US);
Ibuki Kamei, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Philipp J. Wolf, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Samuel G. Fowle, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald R. Monroe, Los Gatos, CA (US);
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Antonio B. Martinez, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Albert J. Golko, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ali Tavakoli Targhi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David J. Donohue, San Francisco, CA (US);
David E. Kingman, Campbell, CA (US);
Ibuki Kamei, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a movable panel assembly that is movable between a closed position and an open position, a track member that supports the movable panel assembly, and a structural member. The structural member includes a first wall portion that is connected to the track member and a second wall portion that is connected to the track member, and the track member is integrated into the structural member such that the first wall portion, the second wall portion, and the track member define part of a closed geometric cross-sectional profile of the structural member.