Seal for a rigid panel for a vehicle roof opening

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1994-03-14

1995-11-14

Ball, Michael W.

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428358, 494901, 494931, 494981, 296 93, 296216, B60J 1012, E06B 723, E06B 362

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ABSTRACT:
In order to facilitate manufacture and assembly of a rigid cover for a vehicle roof with a peripheral seal opposite of the roof opening there is provided according to the invention that the gap seal (3) is manufactured from an elastomer and in the shape of a coextruded profile with a profile area (10) comprising the glass panel (2) and the rim (16) of the base frame (15), and has a U-shaped reinforcement (20) on the inside and a profile area on the inside in the shape of a hollow chamber seal (22) made of sponge rubber, which is delivered as one module with the four corners (30-33) flexed into a frame (6) still open on the posterior lateral side; during assembly this module will be laterally attached to the rim of the other module consisting of glass panel (2) and base frame (15), and the open frame ends (7, 8) are glued and screwed together (FIG. 2).

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