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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jaspinder S. Sahi, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A structural reinforcement member for a vehicle body includes a bracket sized for mounting to a roof rail, spanning along the roof rail from a first pillar past a second pillar, and including a first support member extending inboard at a first roof bow. The bracket and the first roof bow are arranged such that the first support member transfers a load applied to the vehicle body to the first roof bow. The first support member may be shaped to conform to a shape of an end of the first roof bow that the first support member is secured thereto. A second roof bow may extend from the roof rail and the bracket may further include a second support member extending inboard at the second roof bow.