Sunroof assembly water management system
AssigneeAisin Corporation
InventorsAlexander Wells, Glover A. Kosch, Michael A. Mixon, Jacob C. Grimaldo
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Abstract
A sunroof assembly includes a bracket configured for attachment to a sunroof panel. The sunroof assembly also includes a guiderail supporting movement of the bracket, whereby movement of the bracket causes movement of the sunroof panel. The sunroof assembly further includes a housing defining a housing wall, wherein the housing wall and the guiderail form a boundary wall separating a wet area of the sunroof assembly from a dry area of the sunroof assembly, and wherein the bracket straddles the boundary wall such that a first side of the bracket is located in the wet area and a second side of the bracket is located in the dry area.
Claims20
A sunroof assembly, comprising:
- a bracket configured for attachment to a sunroof panel;
- a guiderail supporting movement of the bracket, whereby movement of the bracket causes movement of the sunroof panel;
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- a housing defining a housing wall, wherein the housing wall and the guiderail form a boundary wall separating a wet area of the sunroof assembly from a dry area of the sunroof assembly, and wherein the bracket straddles the boundary wall such that a first side of the bracket is located in the wet area and a second side of the bracket is located in the dry area.
A sunroof assembly, comprising:
- a bracket configured for attachment to a sunroof panel;
- a guiderail supporting movement of the bracket, whereby movement of the bracket causes movement of the sunroof panel;
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- a housing defining a housing wall, wherein the housing wall and the guiderail form a boundary wall separating a wet area of the sunroof assembly from a dry area of the sunroof assembly where a deflector is housed, wherein the bracket straddles the boundary wall such that a first side of the bracket is located in the wet area and a second side of the bracket is located in the dry area, and wherein the first side of the bracket extends past the boundary wall to substantially prevent moisture from entering the dry area and contacting the deflector.
A sunroof assembly, comprising:
- a bracket configured for attachment to a sunroof panel;
- a guiderail supporting movement of the bracket, whereby movement of the bracket causes movement of the sunroof panel;
- a housing at least partially underlying the guiderail and defining a housing wall, wherein the housing wall and the guiderail form a boundary wall separating a wet area of the sunroof assembly from a dry area of the sunroof assembly;
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- a seal located between the guiderail and the housing where the housing underlies the guiderail and substantially preventing moisture from entering the dry area through a space between the guiderail and the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.