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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stephen William Gallagher, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A mounting member for securing a vehicle body to a chassis frame includes a horizontal base wall defining a mounting hole used to assemble the body to a receptacle on the frame. The mounting member further includes a plurality of side walls extending from the base wall to connect to a floor panel of the vehicle body. A boss protrudes from the base wall to the floor panel and includes a bore aligned with the mounting hole. The mounting member also includes at least one gusset extending from the boss to the base wall. The base wall, side walls, boss, and the at least one gusset are integrally formed as a single unitary body.