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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2019
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Brian T. Thurgate, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
William Hardy, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Kevin O'Beirne, Northville, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of installing a vehicle component to a vehicle panel is provided. The method includes aligning a fastening opening of the vehicle component with a fastening opening through the vehicle panel. The vehicle component abuts against an alignment rib that is formed integrally with the vehicle panel. A fastener is inserted through the fastening openings of the vehicle component and the vehicle panel. The fastener is tightened while the alignment rib inhibits rotation of the vehicle component.