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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Hinduja Tech, Inc., Novi, MI (US);
Nick Augustyn, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Majid Shaikh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An exterior accessory panel that connects to a vehicle includes a vehicle panel connecting structure including a boss structure including a fastener receiving member having a fastener receiving opening extending therethrough that aligns with a fastener receiving opening of an exterior body panel of the vehicle and an anti-rotation flange that extends outward from the fastener receiving member toward the exterior body panel adjacent to a stop member of the exterior body vehicle panel that inhibits rotation of the anti-rotation flange and boss structure during a torqueing operation on a fastener extending through the fastener receiving openings.