Ceiling structure of motor vehicle

Details Ceiling structure of motor vehicle Ceiling structure of motor vehicle

1988-06-02

1990-05-08

Pedder, Dennis H.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Roof structure

296216, 24295, 52511, B60R 1302, B60J 700

Patent

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049232452

ABSTRACT:
In a motor vehicle having a sun roof construction wherein a guide rail for a sun roof lid extends along a sun roof opening and is secured to a fixed member of the vehicle, there is arranged a ceiling structure. The ceiling structure comprises a ceiling board having an opening which faces the sun roof opening, the ceiling board opening being thus bounded by a peripheral edge portion of the ceiling board; a flange portion integrally connected to the guide rail and having a plurality of cuts; a plurality of hook members fixed to the peripheral edge portion, each hook member having a pawl; and an elongate retainer having an engaging foot portion, wherein the hook members are passed through the cuts of the flange portion and projected outward from the flange portion, and the retainer is placed on the flange portion having the engaging foot portion engaged with the pawls of the hook members.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1760267 (1930-05-01), Carr
patent: 3216166 (1965-11-01), Brown
patent: 4718714 (1988-01-01), Tanino et al.
patent: 4802707 (1989-02-01), Schlapp

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