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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US);
Stephen Thomas Kozak, Northville, MI (US);
Edward Andrew Pleet, Novi, MI (US);
Colleen Marie Hoffman, Canton, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle assembly including a vehicle body and a roof assembly is provided. The vehicle body may include a mid-pillar having a receiving region. The roof assembly may include a mid-pillar segment having an attachment end. The receiving region may be defined by a cutout having a base portion spaced from an adjacent vehicle body surface. The attachment end may be sized for disposal within the cutout for one or more fasteners to removably secure the mid-pillar segment to the mid-pillar. The receiving region and the attachment end may be arranged with one another such that the roof assembly is removably attachable adjacent a belt line of the vehicle body.