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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Amar Ourchane, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ching-Hung Chuang, Northville, MI (US);
Ronald Machin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Scott Crane, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Xiao Wu, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FOrd Global tech., Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/700 ;
Abstract
A mounting structure having improved stiffness characteristics. The mounting structure includes a pillar which forms a portion of a vehicle body and which operatively supports a vehicle door which is selectively attached to the pillar by hinges The structure includes a pair of “closed-loop” beads which are formed around hinges and which increase the stiffness characteristics of the pillar and of the vehicle door.