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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Richard J Dryja, Plymouth, MI (US);
Richard J Dryja, Plymouth, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle body structure comprises at least one vehicle body panel, a hinge and a vehicle door. The vehicle body panel includes a roof ditch that is defined by a recessed support surface, a first wall surface and a second wall surface. The second wall surface is disposed outboard of the first wall surface. The hinge includes a base component and an arm component. The arm component is pivotally coupled to the base component. The base component is mounted to the recessed support surface of the roof ditch. The arm component includes a vehicle door mounting structure. The vehicle door is fixed to the arm component by the vehicle door mounting structure, which defines at least one fastening point that is situated at a location outboard of the second wall surface of the roof ditch.