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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
May. 17, 2004
William J. Harney, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Pierre-xavier Roy, Toronto, CA;
William J. Harney, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Pierre-Xavier Roy, Toronto, CA;
Intier Automotive Inc., Newmarket, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A rear frame assembly is provided for use in an automotive vehicle extending between upright side walls to define a trunk opening. The rear frame assembly includes a cross car beam extending laterally between the side walls of the vehicle. A sail panel is fixedly secured to the cross car beam. The sail panel includes symmetrically opposite flanges adapted to conform to the side walls of the vehicle to define a path for diverting a flow of water around the trunk opening. The sail panel includes a conically shaped concavity for engaging a conical protrusion on the vehicle for locating the rear frame assembly within the vehicle during installation of the rear frame assembly to the vehicle.