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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2007
Xiaoming Chen, Canton, MI (US);
David A. Wagner, Northville, MI (US);
Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thierry Guimberteau, Livonia, MI (US);
Daniel J. Szalay, Belleville, MI (US);
Xiaoming Chen, Canton, MI (US);
David A. Wagner, Northville, MI (US);
Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thierry Guimberteau, Livonia, MI (US);
Daniel J. Szalay, Belleville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A dual function mounting bracket is affixed to a hydroformed roof side rail to allow the connecting brackets to be located at the same position as previously known despite the use of a hydroformed roof side rail frame member that has a substantially different shape and configuration. The dual function mounting bracket has a first mounting surface projecting upwardly from a second mounting surface to provide support for a grab handle connecting bracket. The second mounting surface provides support for the connecting bracket of a side curtain air bag. The second mounting surface is also configured with a pair of side tabs and a front tab for welding the mounting bracket to a hydroformed roof side rail. The grab handle spans between the mounting bracket and a spaced apart sole function mounting bracket. A bead between the first and second mounting surfaces on the dual function mounting bracket provides stiffness.