US 2022/0063384 A1 · MULTI-PANEL REMOVABLE ROOF

Abstract

A vehicle removable roof system including a roof support structure removably attachable to a vehicle, the roof support structure including a plurality of vertically oriented supports and at least one horizontally oriented support. The at least one removable panel configured to engage with the roof support structure. The vehicle removable roof system formed of a light weight sandwich composite structure that affords a high gloss surface without resort to additional processing after production with improved moisture resistance and edges suitable for sealing the removable roof assembly to other vehicle components.

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Dependent claims

A vehicle removable roof system comprising:

a roof support structure removably attachable to said vehicle, said roof support structure comprising a plurality of vertically oriented supports and at least one horizontally oriented support;
at least one removable panel formed of a composite sandwich panel assembly, the at least one removable panel configured to engage with the roof support structure.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/420,160Filed 6 Jan 2020

Priority

4 Jan 2019

Published

3 Mar 2022

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification21 codes

B60J 7/11
Readily detachable, e.g. tarpaulins with frames, or fastenings for tarpaulins: removable panels, e.g. sunroofs
B32B 3/12
Characterised by a discontinuous layer, i.e. formed of separate pieces of material: characterised by a layer of regularly- arranged cells, e.g. a…
B32B 5/02
Layered products characterised by the non- homogeneity or physical structure , i.e. comprising a fibrous, filamentary, particulate or foam…
B32B 7/12
Interconnection of layers: using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties

Multi-panel removable roof

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Multi-panel removable roof

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Abstract

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