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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
David A Zofcin, Belleville, MI (US);
Kaitlyn A. Cherniuk, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Arthur Henry Whitney, Fenton, MI (US);
Luke W. Garnaut, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a roof assembly including a roof having an outer facing surface and a roof ditch that extends below the outer facing surface. The roof ditch extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction between a front windshield and a rear window. A roof ditch sealer is located at least partially within the roof ditch. A mounting bracket for mounting a vehicle accessory is located in the roof ditch. The mounting bracket may include sealer dam portions that extend downward at opposite sides of a mounting surface of the mounting bracket to provide end stops for the roof ditch sealer.