Reinforced plastic automobile body structure

Details Reinforced plastic automobile body structure Reinforced plastic automobile body structure

1990-05-01

1991-04-23

Pedder, Dennis H.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Roof structure

296 9612, 296215, 296901, B62D 2506, B60J 102, B60J 118

Patent

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050094637

ABSTRACT:
An automobile body structure includes a canopy of plastic having a pair of thicker portions projecting on an inner surface of the canopy and spaced from each other in the fore-and-aft direction of the automobile body structure, and a rigid support member embedded in each of the thicker portions. The canopy includes a roof, and front and rear windows formed therewith of a unitary, undivided construction, the thicker portions being disposed near upper edges of the front and rear windows. The thicker portions are arch-shaped. The rigid support member comprises a solid rod or a hollow pipe.

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