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US 8,282,158 B2Granted
Vehicle body structure
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorPatrick Verhee
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Abstract
A vehicle is provided with a pair of front pillars extending upward from a vehicle body. A pair of rails extends rearward from the pair of front pillars. A pair of rear pillars extends downward and rearward from the pair of rails to the vehicle body. A pair of roof panels is spaced apart along the vehicle body longitudinal axis, and each panel extends inboard from a respective rail. A transparent roof panel is interposed between the roof panels.
Claims19
A vehicle comprising:
- a pair of front pillars extending upward from a vehicle body;
- a pair of rails extending rearward from the pair of front pillars;
- a pair of rear pillars extending downward and rearward from the pair of rails to the vehicle body;
- a pair of roof panels spaced apart along the vehicle body longitudinal axis, each panel extending inboard from a respective rail;
- a transparent roof panel interposed between the roof panels;
- a front header extending across the pair of front pillars or the pair of rails adjacent to the front pillars;
- and
- a windshield mounted to and supported by the front pillars, the windshield and the transparent roof panel adjoining one another.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a pair of front pillars extending upward and rearward from a vehicle body;
- a pair of rails extending rearward from the pair of front pillars;
- a pair of rear pillars extending downward and rearward from the pair of rails to the vehicle body;
- a front header extending between the pair of front pillars;
- a rear header extending between the pair of rear pillars;
- a transparent roof panel extending from the front header to the rear header, the transparent roof panel having a first lateral width adjacent to the front header and a second lateral width adjacent to the rear header, the second lateral width greater than the first lateral width;
- and
- a pair of roof panels, each panel extending inboard from one of the rails to a corresponding side of the transparent roof panel.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having at least a pair of door openings;
- a pair of front pillars extending upward and rearward from the vehicle body;
- a pair of rails extending rearward from the pair of front pillars;
- a pair of rear pillars extending downward and rearward from the pair of rails to the vehicle body;
- a pair of roof panels, each panel extending inboard from a respective side rail, the pair of roof panels spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle body;
- and
- a transparent roof panel interposed between the pair of roof panels;
- wherein a lateral width of each of the roof panel decreases adjacent to the rear pillars.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.