Drainage system for vehicle having removable roof panels

Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure

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296208, 296218, 49463, B62D 2507, B60R 1306, B60J 711

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045823588

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle body (10) including a pair of removable roof panels (12) for laterally oriented roof openings (14) is provided with a pair of drainage systems (20) respectively associated with the roof openings. Each drainage system (20) includes a U-shaped seal (30) extending around the associated roof opening and a drainage trough (38) that extends around the seal. A front drainage passage (50) receives drainage water from a front section of the trough and is defined by a front molding (53) mounted on the exterior of an associated front pillar (22) of the vehicle body. A rear drainage passage (54) receives drainage water from a rear section of the drainage trough and extends along the exterior of an associated rear pillar (26) within a rear molding (58). A rear seal portion (88) is mounted on a forward flange (84) of the rear molding.

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