Bracket for a pillar assembly

US11433844B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Beatriz Arredondo Dhruna · Canton, US
• Alexandra Margaret Rose · Windsor, CA
• Amit Chakravarty · Warren, US
• Luis Alberto Durán Hernández · Coyoacán, MX

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 21, 2020
• Grant date: Sep 6, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 21, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H02G3/26
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A bracket for a vehicle pillar includes a panel that has a face that is defined by an upper edge and a lower edge. An attachment tab is coupled to and outwardly extends from the panel. Upper retention features are coupled to the panel. Lower retention features are coupled to the panel and are adjacent to the attachment tab. Each of the upper retention features and each of the lower retention features define an annular recess.