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US 5,727,840 AGranted
Movable panel for vehicle
AssigneeAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHironori Ochiai, Katsura Inoue
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Abstract
A movable panel for a vehicle includes a panel member, a reinforcement member fixed to the panel member and a frame member being fit on a peripheral portion of the panel member. The frame member includes a wall member integrally formed therewith and the wall member engages with an end portion of the reinforcement member which is located inwardly of the peripheral portion of the panel member.
Claims9
A movable panel for a vehicle comprising:
- a panel member having a periphery;
- a frame member including a frame portion and at least one wall portion formed in one piece with the frame portion so as to form a slot elongated adjacent a front edge of the panel member between the frame portion and the wall portion, the frame member being fitted onto the periphery of the panel member;
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- a separate reinforcement member disposed through the slot and fixed to the panel member, the reinforcement member being elongated adjacent the front edge of the panel member and having an end portion in contact with the wall portion, and the reinforcement member positioned with respect to the wall portion to eliminate any gap between the innermost extent of the end portion of the reinforcement member and the wall portion.
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A movable panel for a vehicle comprising:
- a panel member having a periphery;
- a frame member including a frame portion and two wall portions formed in one piece with the frame portion so as to form two slots, each slot elongated adjacent one of a front edge and a rear edge of the panel member between the frame portion and each wall portion, the frame member being fitted onto the periphery of the panel member;
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- two separate reinforcement members, each disposed through one of the slots and fixed to the panel member, each reinforcement member being elongated adjacent one of the front edge and rear edge of the panel member and having an end portion in contact with the wall portion, and each reinforcement member positioned with respect to the wall portion to eliminate any gap between the innermost extent of the end portion of each reinforcement member and the wall portion.
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A movable panel for a vehicle comprising:
- a panel member having a periphery;
- a frame member including a frame portion and at least one wall portion formed in one piece with the frame portion so as to form a slot elongated adjacent a front edge of the panel member between the frame portion and the wall portion, the frame being fitted onto the periphery of the panel member;
- a weatherstripping in contact with said frame portion;
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- a separate reinforcement member disposed through the slot and fixed to the panel member, the reinforcement member being elongated adjacent the front edge of the panel member and having an end portion in contact with the wall portion, and the reinforcement member positioned with respect to the wall portion so as to be free of direct contact with the weatherstripping.
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A movable panel for a vehicle comprising:
- a panel member having a periphery;
- a frame member including a frame portion and two wall portions formed in one piece with the frame portion so as to form two slots, each slot elongated adjacent one of a front edge and a rear edge of the panel member between the frame portion and each wall portion, the frame member being fitted onto the periphery of the panel member;
- weatherstripping in contact with said frame portion;
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- two elongated, separate reinforcement members, each disposed through one of the slots and fixed to the panel member, each reinforcement member having an end portion in contact with the wall portion, and each reinforcement member positioned with respect to the wall portion so as to be free of direct contact with the weatherstripping.
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A movable panel for a vehicle comprising:
- a panel member having a periphery;
- a frame member including a frame portion and at least one wall portion formed in one piece with the frame portion so as to form a slot elongated adjacent a rear edge of the panel member between the frame portion and the wall portion, the frame being fitted onto the periphery of the panel member;
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- a separate reinforcement member disposed through the slot and fixed to the panel member, the reinforcement member being elongated adjacent the rear edge of the panel member and having an end portion in contact with the wall portion, and the reinforcement member positioned with respect to the wall portion to eliminate any gap between the innermost extent of the end portion of the reinforcement member and the wall portion.
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A movable panel for a vehicle comprising:
- a panel member having a periphery;
- a frame member including a frame portion and at least one wall portion formed in one piece with the frame portion so as to form a slot elongated adjacent a rear edge of the panel member between the frame portion and the wall portion, the frame being fitted onto the periphery of the panel member;
- a weatherstripping in contact with said frame portion;
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- a separate reinforcement member disposed through the slot and fixed to the panel member, the reinforcement member being elongated adjacent the rear edge of the panel member and having an end portion in contact with the wall portion, and the reinforcement member positioned with respect to the wall portion so as to be free of direct contact with the weatherstripping.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.