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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Muhsin M. Hamdoon, Windsor, CA;
Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Canton, MI (US);
Darrin Neil Wagner, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Bakhtyar Baig, Canton, MI (US);
Shuenn-Muh Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/06 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 65/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); B62D 65/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle roof structure and door opening panel structure is disclosed that is reinforced with an upper reinforcement strip and a lower reinforcement strip. The roof panel, door opening panel and reinforcement strips are attached by an adhesive and by a plurality of fasteners. The fasteners are received in pierce nuts that are preassembled to the lower reinforcing strip.