Patent ID: 7165806

Claim:
A vehicle roof structure comprising: a center roof rail configured to support a mid-portion of a vehicle roof; a center roof rail brace having first and second ends with the first end of the center roof rail brace being directly bonded to a free end portion of the center roof rail; and an inner side roof rail panel configured to form a portion of a vehicle side roof rail on a first lateral side of the vehicle roof structure, the inner side roof rail panel having an upper longitudinal edge and a lower longitudinal edge, the second end of the center roof rail brace being directly bonded to an inboard side of the inner side roof rail panel between the upper longitudinal edge and the lower longitudinal edge of the inner side roof rail panel without bonding the center roof rail to the inner side roof rail panel, and with the second end of the center roof rail brace being spaced apart from both the upper longitudinal edge and the lower longitudinal edge of the inner side roof rail panel.