US 6,786,537 B2Granted

One piece plastic water management system for sunroof

AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC

InventorsTroy Allan, Steven J. Engelgau, Hyong Chol Park, Joachim Roeder, Daniel Cooney, Michael Cherry, John Long, Keith Roberts, Gregory Kerwin

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Abstract

A water management system of the present invention provides a sunroof drain member formed as a continuous piece. The drain member supports a sunroof guide track, and removes water from the guide track and sunroof area. The sunroof guide track is secured to the drain member by a plurality of interlocking features. By forming the interlocking features as integral parts of the guide track and drain member this prevents leakage in weakening in the areas where fastening devices would otherwise need to be attached.

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Dependent claims

A sunroof water management system comprising:

a guide track for a sunroof window having a first portion with a first interlocking feature including a first shape;
a drain member having a second portion with a second interlocking feature including a second shape complementary to said first shape;
said first interlocking feature and said second interlocking feature securing said guide track and said drain member together;
a drain trough formed on a first side of said second portion for draining water from the system, wherein a cross-section of said drain trough comprises a drain floor which is connected to, and substantially perpendicular to, said second portion, and a sidewall connected to an opposing side of said drain floor;
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a flange extending generally perpendicularly from said sidewall away from said drain trough, said flange having a plurality of vehicle attachment points.

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