Patent ID: 7213874
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle roof structure comprising: a front roof rail configured to form a front portion of a vehicle roof; a front roof rail brace having first and second ends with the first end being fixedly coupled to a first end of the front roof rail, the first end of the front roof rail and the first and second ends of the front roof rail brace having approximately the same width; and an A-pillar having an inner A-pillar panel, the second end of the front roof rail brace being bonded to a connection area of the inner A-pillar panel such that the first end of the front roof rail is spaced apart from the inner A-pillar panel by the front roof rail brace with the front roof rail extending perpendicularly from the A-pillar via the front roof rail brace.