- Patent Title: Mounting brackets packaged within roof ditch channels of vehicles
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Application No.: US17582511Application Date: 2022-01-24
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Publication No.: US11780377B2Publication Date: 2023-10-10
- Inventor: David A Zofcin , Kaitlyn A. Cherniuk , Arthur Henry Whitney , Luke W. Garnaut
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: B60R9/042
- IPC: B60R9/042 ; B60R9/058

Abstract:
A vehicle includes a roof assembly including a roof having an outer facing surface and a roof ditch that extends below the outer facing surface. The roof ditch extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction between a front windshield and a rear window. A roof ditch sealer is located at least partially within the roof ditch. A mounting bracket for mounting a vehicle accessory is located in the roof ditch. The mounting bracket may include sealer dam portions that extend downward at opposite sides of a mounting surface of the mounting bracket to provide end stops for the roof ditch sealer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230234516A1 MOUNTING BRACKETS PACKAGED WITHIN ROOF DITCH CHANNELS OF VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2023-07-27
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