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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2012
David Coakley, Macomb Township, MI (US);
John-paul Laporte, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Michael Kowaczyk, Waterford, MI (US);
Adam Jones, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David Coakley, Macomb Township, MI (US);
John-Paul LaPorte, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Michael Kowaczyk, Waterford, MI (US);
Adam Jones, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle body structure includes a roof ditch that is defined by a recessed support surface, first and second wall surfaces that extend longitudinally along sides of the recessed support surface. A cover includes a top portion that spans a width of the roof ditch between respective top edges thereof. The cover includes a cover attachment section and a molding attachment section. The cover attachment section couples the cover at a fixed position relative to the vehicle body panel. A molding member extends in a lengthwise direction along the roof ditch between the first and second wall surfaces. The molding member includes an attachment member mating with the molding attachment section of the cover to form a lengthwise movement connection that retains the cover to the molding member with a predetermined amount of movement along the lengthwise direction of the roof ditch.