Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1989-09-14
1991-10-01
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
296217, B60J 700, B60J 722
Patent
active
050527444
ABSTRACT:
In a slide roof system, guide rail stays are provided with engagement portions for securing a trough member, onto an inner frame, for receiving rain water which may drip from the slide roof panel. Since the guide rail stays are provided externally of the trough member which extends along the periphery of the opening of the inner frame, there are no sealing necessities for the trough member which may be made of an integral member made of synthetic resin. According to a preferred embodiment, a base member of a spring-loaded, retractable air deflector unit is provided with a longitudinal projection at its front end so as to be received by an engagement hole provided in a lateral piece extending from a part of the guide rail stays into the groove defined by a trough member, and an extension at its rear end which extends rearwardly over a rear end of the expanded portion of the trough member and fixedly secured to the inner frame by means of an engagement between a longitudinal slot and a threaded bolt and nut. Thus, a low-profile design of the slide roof system is made possible without creating any problems in regards to the sealing of the trough member and the ease of fabrication of the slide roof system.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3016263 (1962-01-01), Rehmann
patent: 4892351 (1990-01-01), Ono et al.
Honda Giken Hogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Pedder Dennis H.
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