Multi-panel removable roof system
AssigneeTeijin Automotive Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Durham, Hugh Foran
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Abstract
A vehicle removable roof system including a fixed vehicle structure, one or more removable panels configured to engage with the fixed vehicle structure, and a water management system positioned between the one or more removable panels and the fixed vehicle structure. The removable panels may be formed of a composite sandwich panel assembly, which may include an open area core defining pores, a high gloss surface sheet adhered to a first face of the open area core by a first adhesive layer, and a structural skin adhered to a second side of the open area core by a second adhesive layer. The removable panels are configured for installation to and removal from the fixed vehicle structure by a single user and without the use of tools.
Claims19
A vehicle removable roof system comprising:
- a fixed vehicle structure;
- one or more removable panels configured to engage with the fixed vehicle structure;
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- a water management system positioned between the one or more removable panels and the fixed vehicle structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.