Roof structure for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsSunKi Choi, Yujeong Kim, Ji Won Chang, Inbum Lee
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Abstract
An embodiment roof structure for a vehicle includes a roof rail assembly configured to be connected to side structures disposed on both sides of a vehicle body, the roof rail assembly including an opening defined therein, a removable roof panel detachably provided in a first section of an area of the roof rail assembly, the first section including an edge region of the opening, and a fixed roof panel connected to a second section of the area, the second section being outside the first section.
Claims19
A roof structure for a vehicle, the roof structure comprising:
- a roof rail assembly configured to be connected to side structures disposed on both sides of a vehicle body, the roof rail assembly comprising an opening defined therein;
- a guide rail portion provided along a predetermined section of the roof rail assembly;
- a rail slot in the guide rail portion;
- a removable roof panel detachably provided in a first section of an area of the roof rail assembly, the first section comprising an edge region of the opening;
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- a fixed roof panel connected to a second section of the area, the second section being outside the first section wherein the roof rail assembly comprises a concave forming part in the second section.
A roof structure for a vehicle, the roof structure comprising:
- a roof rail assembly configured to be connected to side structures disposed on both sides of a vehicle body, the roof rail assembly comprising an opening defined therein;
- a guide rail portion provided along a predetermined section of the roof rail assembly;
- a rail slot in the guide rail portion;
- a removable roof panel detachably provided in a first section of an area of the roof rail assembly, wherein the first section comprises an edge region of the opening;
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- a fixed roof panel connected to a second section of the area, the second section being outside the first section.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a pair of side structures coupled to both sides of the vehicle body, respectively, the pair of side structures extending in a front to rear direction of the vehicle body;
- a roof rail assembly connected to upper portions of each of the pair of side structures, wherein an opening is defined in the roof rail assembly;
- a guide rail portion provided along a predetermined section of the roof rail assembly;
- a rail slot in the guide rail portion;
- a removable roof panel detachably provided in a first section of an area of the roof rail assembly, the first section comprising an edge region of the opening;
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- a fixed roof panel connected to a second section of the area, the second section being outside the first section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.