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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Fubang Wu, Woodhaven, MI (US);
Mohammed Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rick H. Wykoff, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/043 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B60J 7/043 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle panoramic sunroof assembly includes a vehicle frame including a medial pillar that extends vertically from a lower frame portion to a longitudinal member of a roof frame portion. A top portion of the medial pillar includes a supplemental support flange. A panoramic sunroof frame is set within and connected to the longitudinal member of the roof frame portion and connected to the supplemental support flange. The supplemental support flange is mechanically connected to the panoramic sunroof frame.