Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1997-10-27
1998-08-18
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
B60R 1302
Patent
active
057950156
ABSTRACT:
An automotive vehicle body and headliner assembly and locating method. The headliner has two locating holes. The body includes a pair of bodyside assemblies each with a door opening having a peripheral flange, a pair of A-pillar assemblies each having a reinforcement with a visor hole, and a roof assembly including a roof outer panel and front and rear roof headers longitudinally spaced along the roof outer panel. The A-pillar assemblies and bodyside assemblies are secured to the roof assembly. Locators are provided on the body for locating the headliner with respect to the body. The locators are located laterally on the body relative to one of the bodyside assemblies. The locators are alignable with the locating holes in the headliner.
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Corpe Edward J.
Duffey Deborah
Elliott Jeffrey D.
Dottavio James J.
Ford Global Technologies Inc.
Pedder Dennis H.
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