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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Shawn Michael Morgans, Chelsea, MI (US);
Steve William Gallagher, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Marius Curea, Canton, MI (US);
Jamie Joseph March, Wyandotte, MI (US);
Musheeruddin Zubair Syed, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A structural assembly for a pickup truck sidewall includes, among other things, a C-pillar, a belt rail extending rearward from the C-pillar, and a truss spanning from the belt rail to the C-pillar. A method of structurally supporting a sidewall of a pickup truck includes the steps of securing a first end portion of a truss to a belt rail that extends rearward from a C-pillar of the pickup truck, and securing an opposite, second end portion of the truss to a C-pillar.