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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2007
Xiaoming Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Everett Kuo, Troy, MI (US);
Thierry Guimberteau, Livonia, MI (US);
Raj Mehta, Westland, MI (US);
James Zimmerman, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Xiaoming Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Everett Kuo, Troy, MI (US);
Thierry Guimberteau, Livonia, MI (US);
Raj Mehta, Westland, MI (US);
James Zimmerman, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A joint assembly for joining a tubular B-pillar to a tubular roof rail. The joint assembly includes an inner bracket plate and an outer bracket plate that are welded to each other around the roof rail and B-pillar. The outer bracket plate extends across the B-pillar, over the roof rail, and laterally inwardly from the roof rail to provide an attachment surface for a roof support bow.