Method of Mounting a Roof Element as well as a Mounting Arrangement of a Roof Element
AssigneeDaimler AG
InventorsThomas DISSE, Stefan Hauser, Heiko Schramm, Johann Seefried, Holger Seibert
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for mounting a roof element on a vehicle body, particularly of a passenger car. Relative to a roof frame element, the roof element is moved from a prefixing position into a final mounting position. In the prefixing position, the roof element is held by a prefixing pairing of at least one roof-element-side and at least one roof-frame-element-side prefixing element.
Claims11
A method for mounting a roof element on a vehicle body, wherein:
- the roof element is moved from a prefixing position relative to a roof frame element, into a final mounting position;
- and
- in the prefixing position, the roof element is held by a prefixing pairing of at least one roof-element-side prefixing element and at least one roof-frame-element-side prefixing element.
A mounting arrangement for mounting a roof element on the body of a motor vehicle, wherein:
- relative to a roof frame element a roof element is moveable from a prefixing position into a final mounting position;
- and
- in the prefixing position, the roof element is connectable to the roof frame element by a prefixing pairing of at least one roof-element-side prefixing element and at least one roof-frame-element-side prefixing element.
A method of mounting a vehicle roof element to a vehicle roof frame element, said method comprising:
- initially mounting said vehicle roof element temporarily in a prefixing position relative to said vehicle roof frame element, said prefixing position being spaced apart from said vehicle roof frame element by a predetermined separation amount;
- performing a processing of said mounted vehicle roof element and said vehicle roof frame element collectively while they are held in said prefixing position;
- moving said vehicle roof element from said prefixing position into a final mounting position relative to said vehicle roof frame element;
- and
- joining said vehicle roof element and said vehicle roof frame element in said final position;
- wherein,
- in said prefixing position, said vehicle roof element and said vehicle roof frame element are held spaced apart by at least one roof element prefixing component which releasably engages with at least one roof frame element prefixing component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.