Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-11
2011-01-11
Pedder, Dennis H (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S213000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07866739
ABSTRACT:
A sunroof system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The sunroof system includes a draintube for expelling fluid that enters the sunroof system from an exterior of the motor vehicle. A section of the draintube may have a one-piece configuration that includes a first portion and a second portion with different cross-sectional shapes. In some configurations, the second portion may have a lesser thickness than the first portion, and the second portion may be located within a pillar of the motor vehicle. In further configurations, the second portion may be located within a pillar of the motor vehicle and adjacent to an airbag component of the motor vehicle. In manufacturing the draintube, a portion of the tube may be heated and compressed to convert a circular cross-section to a non-circular cross-section.
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Duell Mark E.
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Pedder Dennis H
Plumsea Law Group LLC
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