Internally mounted sunroof screen arrangement
OwnerLisa M. Fussinventor
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Abstract
A screen arrangement 10 for the sunroof opening of a vehicle 100. The arrangement includes a pair of track members 20 disposed on the opposite sides of the sunroof opening 101 and dimensioned to receive slide elements 34 which depend downwardly from a framework 32 which supports a screen member 30 and has a sealing gasket 35 formed on the upper portion and a latching unit 13 for captively engaging the framework 30 relative to the track members 20. The track members 20 are pivotable between an open and a closed position.
Claims15
A screen arrangement for the sunroof opening in a vehicle wherein the arrangement comprises:
- a mounting unit including a pair of elongated track members mounted on opposite sides of the sunroof opening wherein each track member has a rear wall, a bottom portion, and a front lip which define an elongated shallow channel;
- wherein each track of the track members has a Generally J-shaped cross sectional configuration;
- a screen unit including a a screen member suspended within a generally rigid framework member having opposite sides provided with downwardly depending slide elements that are dimensioned to be received in said elongated shallow channel in each track member;
- and,
- first means for captively engaging the screen unit relative to the mounting unit.
A screen arrangement for the sunroof opening in a vehicle wherein the arrangement comprises:
- a mounting unit including a pair of elongated track members mounted on opposite sides of the sunroof opening wherein each track member has a rear wall, a bottom portion, and a front lip which define an elongated shallow channel;
- wherein, each of the track members has a generally W-shaped cross sectional configuration;
- a screen unit including a screen member suspended within a generally rigid framework member having opposite sides provided with downwardly depending slide elements that are dimensioned to be received in the elongated shallow channel in each track member;
- and,
- first means for captively engaging the screen unit relative to the mounting unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.