Vehicle roof and door connection

Details Vehicle roof and door connection Vehicle roof and door connection

1984-03-23

1987-03-31

Reeves, Robert B.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

296146, 296210, 296213, 49428, B62D 2700, B62D 2506, B62D 2507

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046538020

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle roof and door connection having a panel member for covering a portion of the exterior of the vehicle. The panel member includes a roof portion and a side portion. The side portion contains an upper end connected to the roof portion and a lower end. The lower end is spaced from the upper end and includes an engagement member. The panel member also includes a channel recessed along the upper end. A support frame is connected to the panel member along the interior of the vehicle through an attachment member having an upper frame and a lower frame. The upper frame contains a first planar portion adjacent the support frame and the second planar portion adjacent the engagement member. The lower frame includes an inner extension and an outer extension. The inner extension is secured to the upper frame, while the outer extension extends along the exterior of the vehicle proximate the lower end to form a gap between the outer extension and the lower end, which is filled with a sealing resin. A door frame supports a window and engages the lower frame when the door is closed.

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patent: 4457111 (1984-07-01), Koike
patent: 4494337 (1985-01-01), Watanabe et al.

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