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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2010
Richard H. Wykoff, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Matthew John Zaluzec, Canton, MI (US);
Joy Hines Forsmark, Saint Clair Shores, MI (US);
Jacob Wesley Zindel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian J. Schneider, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Richard H. Wykoff, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Matthew John Zaluzec, Canton, MI (US);
Joy Hines Forsmark, Saint Clair Shores, MI (US);
Jacob Wesley Zindel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian J. Schneider, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle roof module includes a front extruded cross member, a first pair of nodes each received in an end region of the front cross member, a first and a second extruded side rail with each end region receiving one of the first pair of nodes, a second pair of nodes each received in another end region of the first and second rails, a rear extruded cross member with each end region receiving one of the second pair of nodes, and a panel mounted to the front cross member, rear cross member, and first and second side rail. Each end region of each side rail defines an interior hollow portion and has at least one nodule extending from the side rail into the hollow portion to maintain a bond gap between the side rail and the node received into the side rail end region for receiving adhesive.