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US 6,854,796 B2Granted
Roof module with moveable lid and rigid sealing strip
AssigneeArvinMeritor GmbH
InventorsChristoph Boss, Thorsten Paul
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Abstract
A roof module includes an outer skin having a slot which receives a holding element for a lid. The lid is movable between a closed position and an open position. The roof module further includes a rigid covering element movable between a closed position in which the covering element closes the slot and an open position in which the covering element clears the slot to allow entry of the holding element of the lid.
Claims17
A roof module comprising:
- an outer skin having a slot;
- a lid moveable between a closed position and an open position;
- at least one holding element for said lid receivable in said slot;
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- a covering element movable between a closed position in which said covering element is received in said slot and an open position in which said covering element is removed from said slot to allow said at least one holding element to access said slot.
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A method for opening a lid of a roof module comprising the steps of:
- providing an outer skin having a slot, at least one holding element for the lid that is receivable in said slot, and a covering element received in said slot;
- moving said lid from a closed position to an open position;
- removing said covering element from said slot;
- and sliding said at least one holding element for said lid in said slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.