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US 2020/0047678 A1Published application
Modular roof rail substrate
AssigneeDura Operating, LLC
InventorKenneth Keck, II
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Abstract
A roof rail attachable to a roof of a motor vehicle includes a modular substrate connected to the roof, the modular substrate having a first portion connected by a first connection feature to a second portion. A cover is connected to the modular substrate and covers the modular substrate.
Claims20
A roof rail attachable to a roof of a motor vehicle, the roof rail comprising:
- a substrate connected to the roof, the substrate having a first portion connected by a first connection feature to a second portion;
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- a cover connected to the substrate and covering the substrate.
A roof rail attachable to a roof of a motor vehicle, the roof rail comprising:
- a substrate connected to the roof, the substrate having a first portion connected by a first connection feature to a second portion and a third portion connected by a second connection feature to the second portion, wherein the first portion includes a first distal end of the roof rail, the second portion is a central portion of the roof rail, and the third portion including a second distal end of the roof rail, and wherein the first connection feature and the second connection feature are identical;
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- a cover connected to the substrate and covering the substrate.
A roof rail attachable to a roof of a motor vehicle, the roof rail comprising:
- a substrate connected to the roof, the substrate having a first portion connected by a connection feature to a second portion, the first substrate portion and the second substrate portion each include a first wall and a second wall extending generally upward from the roof and a top portion connecting the first wall with the second wall, wherein the first connecting feature includes an alignment feature formed in the first wall of the first portion and a corresponding alignment feature formed in the first wall of the second portion to align the first and second portions together, a first tab extending from the first wall of the first portion or the second portion, the first tab having a first rib configured to melt under sonic welding, a second tab extending from the second wall of the first portion or the second portion, the second tab having a second rib configured to melt under sonic welding, and a flange extending outward from the second wall of the first portion or the second portion and a groove extending outward from the second wall of the other portion, the flange having a third rib on an end thereof configured to melt under sonic welding, the end of the flange disposed within the groove;
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- a cover connected to the substrate and covering the first walls of the first portion and second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.