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US 2014/0368001 A1Published application
Constant seal gaps for removable vehicle panels
AssigneeContinental Structural Plastics, Inc.
InventorsPatrick T. Jeakle, Steve Saje
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Abstract
A vehicle roof water runoff management system is provided with an improved seal that has a constant seal gap between removable vehicle roof top panels and an adjoining fixed roof. The constant seal gap is maintained in the B-pillar interface area with the vehicle's roofing components. The vehicle roof water runoff management system offers improved manufacture and long term performance reliability over previous designs.
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A vehicle removable roof system comprising:
- a vehicle fixed roof;
- one or more removable top panels engaging said fixed roof;
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- a contoured flange extending from said fixed roof and maintaining a constant gap between said one or more removable top panels and said fixed roof.
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A vehicle removable roof system comprising:
- a vehicle fixed roof;
- one or more removable top panels engaging said fixed roof;
- a contoured flange extending from said fixed roof and maintaining a constant gap between said one or more removable top panels and said fixed roof;
- a weather strip is positioned in said constant gap compressed with a downward pressure in an orthogonal Z direction only.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.