Roof side rail for vehicles

A roof side rail positioned on a roof side of a vehicle along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the roof side rail comprising:

• a roof side outer panel formed with a cross-section projecting outward relative to the vehicle;
• and
• a roof side inner panel formed with a cross-section projecting inward relative to the vehicle,
• wherein upper and lower portions of the roof side inner panel are respectively assembled with upper and lower portions of the roof side outer panel,
• wherein a roof panel is removably mounted on the vehicle and, when the roof panel is installed on a roof of the vehicle, the roof side outer panel supports the roof panel
• wherein
• an outer upper flange is provided on an upper portion of the roof side outer panel facing inward relative to the vehicle,
• an inner upper flange is provided on an upper portion of the roof side inner panel overlapping with the outer upper flange, and
• the outer upper flange and the inner upper flange are assembled together such that the upper portions of the roof side outer panel and the roof side inner panel are assembled together, and
• wherein the outer upper flange and the inner upper flange extend in opposite directions from each other.

A roof side rail positioned on a roof side of a vehicle along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the roof side rail comprising:

• a roof side outer panel formed with a cross-section projecting outward relative to the vehicle;
• and
• a roof side inner panel formed with a cross-section projecting inward relative to the vehicle,
• wherein upper and lower portions of the roof side inner panel are respectively assembled with upper and lower portions of the roof side outer panel,
• wherein a roof panel is removably mounted on the vehicle and, when the roof panel is installed on a roof of the vehicle, the roof side outer panel supports the roof panel,
• wherein a trim piece is provided to surround the roof side inner panel in an inward direction relative to the vehicle from the roof side inner panel, and
• wherein a lower end portion of the trim piece is positioned further inward relative to the vehicle than an inner lower flange which extends toward a bottom of the vehicle at the lower portion of the roof side inner panel.