Vehicle body roof region and method for fastening a roof surface part to a roof body structure

A vehicle body roof region, comprising a roof body structure and a roof surface part fixedly connected to the roof body structure, the roof surface part comprising a glass roof part fixed to the roof body structure by a cured adhesive connection, the vehicle body roof region further comprising a plastics foam cladding fixed to the glass roof part and a mechanical adjusting arrangement, the mechanical adjusting arrangement including a plurality of first adjusting elements fixedly retained in the plastics foam cladding and disposed on the glass roof part between the glass roof part and the roof body structure, and a plurality of second adjusting elements each movably engaged with one of the first adjusting elements, the plurality of first and second adjusting elements being configured to permit adjustment of at least a vertical distance between the glass roof part and the roof body structure to position the glass roof part in a selected one of a plurality of vertical positions relative to the roof body structure and relative to an outer skin of the roof body structure, the cured adhesive connection fixing the glass roof part in the selected one of the plurality of vertical positions, the roof body structure comprising integrally-formed retaining portions, each of the second adjusting elements being retained on one of the retaining portions of the roof body structure, and each of the second adjusting elements including a portion disposed vertically between the glass roof part and an upper side of the corresponding retaining portion facing the glass roof part, the portion of each of the second adjusting elements having a surface disposed in opposed and facing relation with the upper side.

A vehicle body roof region comprising:

• a glass roof part having an inner side and an outer side facing away from said inner side;
• a roof body structure including an outer skin and at least one retaining portion disposed adjacent said inner side of said glass roof part, said at least one retaining portion having a side disposed in facing relation with said inner side of said glass roof part;
• a mechanical adjusting arrangement configured for adjusting a position of said glass roof part relative said roof body structure and said outer skin thereof, said mechanical adjusting arrangement comprising:
• at least one first adjusting element fixed to said glass roof part adjacent said inner side thereof;
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• at least one second adjusting element supported on said roof body structure and engaged with said at least one first adjusting element, said at least one second adjusting element having a portion supported on said at least one retaining portion of said roof body structure on said side thereof in facing relation with said inner side of said glass roof part, and one of said first or second adjusting elements being movably positionally adjustable relative to the other said first or second adjusting element to adjust a position of said glass roof part relative to said roof body structure and said outer skin thereof, said portion of said at least one second adjusting element maintaining said glass roof part in a selected position relative to said roof body structure and said outer skin thereof upon a positional adjustment of said one first or second adjusting element relative to the other said first or second adjusting element.