Patent ID: 9718497
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60J,B62D

Claim:
1. A vehicle comprising: a body framework comprising a side roof rail structure extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction that includes a slide rail portion comprising an upper slide rail channel panel and a lower slide rail channel panel connected to the upper slide rail channel panel forming a slide rail channel for receiving a slide door assembly, the side roof rail structure including a side roof reinforcement portion including a rail reinforcement panel connected to the upper slide rail channel panel at a location outboard of a side reinforcement member and providing a space therebetween; a cross support member that extends in a vehicle lateral direction toward the side roof rail; and the vehicle side reinforcement member is located in the space and connected at an inboard end to the cross support member and at an outboard end to the rail reinforcement panel that extends in the vehicle lateral direction over and beyond a door roller track structure to the rail reinforcement panel.