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US 6,682,132 B1Granted
Roof module for a vehicle
AssigneeWebasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
InventorRoland Hahn
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Abstract
A roof module for a motor vehicle and a process of producing a roof module which includes at least two flat roof covers located adjacent to one another and which are joined to one another using a tool which disperses a peripheral foam material.
Claims18
A roof module for a motor vehicle, said roof module comprising:
- at least two flat roof cover panels for covering respective areas of a motor vehicle roof opening, said at least two flat roof cover panels being arranged side by side in a nonoverlapping relationship with one edge of one of the at least two cover panels being located adjacently facing the respective edge of another of the at least two cover panels,
- wherein said at least two flat roof cover panels have been joined to each other by a surrounding peripheral foaming to thereby form an integral flat roof cover.
A process for producing a roof module for a motor vehicle, said process comprising the steps of:
- arranging at least two flat roof cover panels for covering respective areas of a motor vehicle roof opening such that they are arranged side by side in a nonoverlapping relationship with one edge of one of the at least two cover panels being located adjacently facing the respective edge of another of the at least two cover panels;
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- joining said at least two flat roof cover panels with a surrounding peripheral foaming to thereby form an integral flat roof cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.