Automotive vehicle with open air system
AssigneeASC Incorporated
InventorsStephen Doncov, Christopher J. Dilluvio, Donald R. Monroe, Jeffrey J. Murtfeldt
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Abstract
An open air system (21) for an automotive vehicle includes a roof panel (23, 25), which can be retracted to a stowed position below a storage compartment cover (29). In another aspect of the present invention, two or more generally rigid roof panels (23, 25) are movable from above a passenger compartment (33) to below a generally horizontal plane (261). A further aspect of the present invention provides a back window (27), which can be raised and lowered.
Claims10
An automotive vehicle roof system comprising:
- a header;
- a pair of side rails extending from the header;
- a storage compartment;
- a deck lid selectively covering the storage compartment;
- a first roof panel movably coupled to the pair of side rails, the first roof panel being slidable from a closed and functional position adjacent the header to an opened position located in the storage compartment;
- a back window movably coupled to the pair of side rails, the back window being movable from a closed and functional position to an opened position located in the storage compartment;
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- a generally continuous seal extending along the header, one of the pair of side rails, the deck lid, and the other of the pair of side rails.
An automotive vehicle roof system comprising:
- a header;
- a pair of side rails extending from the header;
- a storage compartment;
- a deck lid selectively covering the storage compartment;
- a roof panel movably coupled to the pair of side rails, the first roof panel being slidable from a closed and functional position adjacent the header to an opened position located in the storage compartment;
- a back window movably coupled to the pair of side rails, the back window being movable from a closed and functional position to an opened position located in the storage compartment;
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- a double-bulb seal extending along the header and the pair of side rails.
An automotive vehicle roof system for a vehicle, the automotive vehicle roof system comprising:
- a first roof panel slidably mountable to the vehicle, the first roof panel being slidable from a closed position to an opened position;
- a second roof panel slidably mountable to the vehicle, the second roof panel being slidable from a closed position to an opened position;
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- a seal member disposed between the first roof panel and the second roof panel for sealingly engaging the first roof panel and the second roof panel, the seal member having at least a pair of integrally formed drain troughs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.