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US 2022/0017154 A1Published application
C-pillar to box side to cab back joint
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDaniel Hewitt, Srinath Vijayakumar, Satish Ganti, Vince Anthony Chimento, Matthew Brooke
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Abstract
A structural joint for a pickup truck, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a C-pillar, a gusset bracket, a cab back bracket, and a box panel. The C-pillar, gusset bracket, cab back bracket, and box panel are directly welded to each other to provide an assembly having a box section.
Claims20
A structural joint for a pickup truck, comprising:
- a C-pillar;
- a gusset bracket;
- a cab back bracket;
- a box panel;
- and
- wherein the C-pillar, gusset bracket, cab back bracket, and box panel are directly welded to each other to provide an assembly having a box section.
3 more elements
A unibody pickup truck, comprising:
- a cab;
- a box associated with the cab via a structural joint;
- wherein the structural joint comprises a C-pillar, a gusset bracket, a cab back bracket, and a box panel;
- and
- wherein the C-pillar, gusset bracket, cab back bracket, and box panel are directly welded to each other to provide an assembly having a box section.
2 more elements
A method comprising:
- directly welding a C-pillar, a gusset bracket, a cab back bracket, and a box panel to each other to provide an assembly having a box section for a unibody pickup truck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.