| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 296216090 | Roof panel edge structure | 12 |
| 20080272625 | Arrangement for Sealing an Opening of a Vehicle With a Window and an Anti-Splinter Element - An arrangement for closing an opening of a motor vehicle, which has a pane ( | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090001772 | Foof weather strip - A roof weather strip includes a fitting base part and a seal part having a hollow part. The seal part has a sealing wall which is configured to be brought into pressure contact with a peripheral part of a roof panel forming a roof opening, when a movable roof closes the roof opening. The seal part also has an upper connecting region so as to connect the sealing wall to an upper part of the fitting base part. The upper connecting region is provided with a corrugated part on its inner face opposed to the hollow space, and the corrugated part has a plurality of convex parts and concave parts which are alternately formed. An arm part is integrally formed so as to extend from the fitting base part downward at an outer peripheral side, and a distal end of the arm part is connected to a lower end of the seal part. Because a plurality of the concave parts of the corrugated part exist in the upper connecting region, stress is easily dispersed. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090058148 | Truck roof rear edge protector - A rear edge truck roof protector consists of an elongated substantially rigid strip of a preselected material having a predetermined length and a longitudinal arcuate edge, the arcuate edge being convex on the topside, and the rigid strip has one or more fasteners for attaching the elongated rigid strip either permanently or removably to a truck rear roof edge. Also included is a notch or a cut-out area having a predetermined configuration near the midpoint of the arcuate edge to ensure that the third brake light is not obstructed. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090085382 | VEHICLE ROOF - The invention relates to a vehicle roof with a roof opening with a flange surrounding the roof opening, on which a roof module with a roof frame comprising at least one frame member can be inserted through the roof opening from above, with guide rails arranged on the roof frame and with at least one roof section supported on these guide rails can be attached. The invention teaches that the roof frame is provided with a sealing frame which surrounds all sides of the roof opening which can be attached onto the flange from above, on which the guide rails and the frame members are attached, and which is sealed by means of at least one seal against the flange, and that furthermore mounting elements are provided through which the guide rails on the underside of the flange can be connected to it. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090160224 | CONVERTIBLE TOP WITH TRIM COVERED PANELS - According to one aspect of the invention, a convertible top includes a plurality of panel assemblies movably coupled to each other for movement between a closed position in which the panel assemblies are arranged end to end to cover a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle and an open position in which the panel assemblies are disposed in a storage space adjacent the passenger compartment. Each of the panel assemblies has an outer surface and a fabric trim cover separate from the other of the panel assemblies. The trim covers remain along the outer surface during movement of the top between the closed position and the open position. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100308626 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A seal assembly includes a vehicle frame, a moveable panel connected with and moveable with respect to the vehicle frame, and a seal connected with the vehicle frame. The moveable panel is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The seal includes a seal body having an external surface including an ambient-contacting section that is in contact with ambient when the moveable panel is in the closed position. The external surface of the seal body also includes a moveable-panel-contacting section that is in contact with the moveable panel when the moveable panel is in the closed position. The ambient-contacting section can move from a first orientation when the moveable panel is in the closed position toward a second orientation as the moveable panel contacts the moveable-panel-contacting section and moves toward the closed position. A seal for a vehicle and a roof assembly are also described. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110031782 | Method of Mounting a Roof Element as well as a Mounting Arrangement of a Roof Element - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for mounting a roof element on a vehicle body, particularly of a passenger car. Relative to a roof frame element, the roof element is moved from a prefixing position into a final mounting position. In the prefixing position, the roof element is held by a prefixing pairing of at least one roof-element-side and at least one roof-frame-element-side prefixing element. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110080024 | CONNECTION BETWEEN ROOF PANEL AND SIDE PANEL - A vehicle may include a roof panel having a segment that is formed of a thermoplastic material, a side panel having a segment that is formed of a metal, and a connection device. The roof panel may be connected to the side panel member by attaching the connection device to the side panel segment, heating the roof panel segment to melt at least a portion of it, enveloping the connection member within the melted portion of the roof panel segment; and, cooling the components. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110127809 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF RESIN PANEL AND STIFFENER FOR VEHICLE - A connecting structure of a resin panel and a stiffener for a vehicle, including the resin panel, a resin frame attached to a circumference of the resin panel; a weather strip attached to the frame; a metallic stiffener which is provided at the vicinity of the circumference of the resin panel; wherein the frame includes an extended part which extends outside of a side of the resin panel and the weather strip and the stiffener are integrally connected such that the weather strip and the stiffener sandwich the extended part, and wherein the frame is moved against a pinching force of the weather strip and the stiffener when the resin panel is deformed by a thermal expansion/contraction. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20120292951 | ROOF PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID PANEL - The application discloses a panel assembly for use in a open roof construction for a vehicle. The panel assembly comprises a panel main body, and at least one reinforcement member positioned in the vicinity of at least a part of the edges of said panel main body, and firmly connected thereto by means of a part molded in a molding process to said panel main body and said reinforcement member. A provision is made for locally at least reducing adherence of the moldable material to said reinforcement member and/or said panel main body during molding. There is also disclosed a method of manufacturing the panel assembly. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20140049076 | METHOD OF ATTACHING FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS TO A ROOF ELEMENT OF A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE ROOF ELEMENT - A method of attaching functional components to a roof element of a vehicle, including applying a curable material in a low-viscosity state which is molded in sections by means of a first mold surface, wherein a second mold surface is used which serves for shaping further sections of the curable material, an opening remaining accessible towards the environment through which the curable material can be introduced. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140197665 | PANEL STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE ROOF DEVICE AND WEATHER STRIP FOR VEHICLE ROOF DEVICE - A panel structure for a vehicle roof device includes a holder portion and a weather strip. The holder portion includes a fitting protrusion having a narrowed portion. The weather strip includes, in an integral manner, an attaching base and a sealing portion. The attaching base has a fitting recess fitted to the fitting protrusion. The attaching base includes a body portion in close contact with an outer side surface of the fitting protrusion, an upper attaching portion in close contact with an upper outer side surface of the narrowed portion, and a lower attaching portion in close contact with a lower outer side surface of the narrowed portion. The thickness of the upper attaching portion in the upper end is set to be larger in an upper area than in a lower area. | 07-17-2014 |
