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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2019
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Thomas Bernath, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Joel T. Runyan, Canton, MI (US);
Kevin J. James, Saline, MI (US);
James D. Cunningham, Clarkston, MI (US);
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A mounting package includes a sunroof assembly, a roof crossbeam, and a hanger hanging the roof crossbeam underneath the sunroof assembly. The sunroof assembly includes a guiderail. The hanger includes a lower hook hooked with the roof crossbeam, and an upper hook hooked with the guiderail. The hanger is configured to flexibly accommodate multidirectional movement of the roof crossbeam relative to the guiderail. The multidirectional movement includes lifting movement of the roof crossbeam relative to the guiderail.