Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1987-04-27
1988-11-08
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
296218, B60J 708, B60J 7195
Patent
active
047831162
ABSTRACT:
A frame assembly for mounting a sunroof panel in the roof of a vehicle includes top and bottom portions respectively disposed above and below the roof and which are secured together with the roof tightly sandwiched therebetween. The bottom frame portion includes a lateral channel-like extension for supporting a weatherstrip which engages and supports the sunroof panel. The top and bottom frame portions include a first set of opposing flanges between which the vehicle's roof is tightly sandwiched and a second set of opposing flanges between which a portion of the weatherstrip is trapped, thereby mounting the weatherstrip on the frame and creating a positive seal around the entire perimeter of the frame which prevents moisture from entering the vehicle between the weatherstrip and the frame. The frame portions are drawn together against the roof by screws extending through the bottom frame portion into a continuous rib in the top frame portion which is received within a channel in the bottom frame portion. The frame portions are particularly simple in geometry and may be manufactured by die casting or molding techniques.
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Empire Automotive, Inc.
Pedder Dennis H.
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