Vehicle rear signal light assembly of the high mounted type

A vehicle rear signal light assembly of a high mounted type, comprising:

• a roof panel having a rear extremity including a rear roof header that has outer and inner flanges and an outwardly opening intermediate portion located between the outer and inner flanges;
• a rear window having an upper edge portion;
• an adhesive bond that secures the upper edge portion of the rear window to the outer and inner flanges of the rear roof header;
• the upper edge portion of the rear window including an obscuration band that hides the rear roof header from sight through the rear window;
• the obscuration band of the upper edge portion of the rear window having an opening between the outer and inner flanges of the rear roof header;
• a lens mounted in alignment with the opening in the obscuration band of the upper edge portion of the rear window;
• a seal that prevents the adhesive bond from contacting the lens in alignment with the opening in the obscuration band of the upper edge portion of the rear window;
• and a signal light source mounted within the outwardly opening intermediate portion of the rear roof header in alignment with the lens to shine light rearwardly therethrough to provide a signal.

A vehicle rear signal light assembly of a high mounted type, comprising:

• a roof panel having a rear extremity including a rear roof header that has outer and inner flanges and an outwardly opening intermediate portion located between the flanges;
• a rear window having an upper edge portion;
• an adhesive bond that secures the upper edge portion of the rear window to the flanges of the rear roof header;
• the upper edge portion of the rear window including an obscuration band that hides the rear roof header from sight through the rear window;
• the obscuration band of the upper edge portion of the rear window having an opening between the flanges of the rear roof header;
• a seal that prevents the adhesive bond from contacting the lens in alignment with the opening in the obscuration band of the upper edge portion of the rear window;
• a lens mounted in alignment with the opening in the obscuration band of the upper edge portion of the rear window;
• another adhesive that secures the lens to both the outer and inner flanges of the rear roof header;
• a signal light source mounted within the outwardly opening intermediate portion of the rear roof header in alignment with the lens to shine light rearwardly therethrough to provide a signal;
• and the signal light source being selected from the group consisting of an electric bulb and a light emitting diode.