According to several aspects, a roof rail system for a vehicle includes a stanchion connected to a roof surface of a motor vehicle at a vehicle attachment portion and connected to a roof rail at a roof rail attachment portion. The stanchion has an outer surface, an inner surface, a leading and a trailing surface. The inner surface has a recessed portion, and an inlet hole and an outlet hole for receiving a load securing member. The stanchion is aerodynamically optimized to improve drag and wind-noise characteristics.
ROOF RAIL SYSTEM
2018-11-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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