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US 7,063,378 B2Granted
Cover for an opening in the roof surface of a motor vehicle and a method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeWebasto SE
InventorsGuido Bott, Thomas Schroeferl, Michael Wallisch, Karl Stangl
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Abstract
A cover for an opening in the roof surface of a motor vehicle including a glass pane which is provided with peripheral foam at its bottom surface in the edge area at least over a part of the periphery. On the edge of the peripheral foam which points toward the middle of the glass pane, an undercut is formed between the bottom surface of the glass pane and the peripheral foam, the undercut extending at least 3 mm into the peripheral foam. A method for manufacturing such a cover is also provided.
Claims14
A cover for an opening in a roof surface of a motor vehicle comprising:
- a glass pane having a bottom surface, a middle area, and an edge area;
- a peripheral foam provided along at least a portion of the edge area on the bottom surface, the peripheral foam having an edge which points toward the middle area of the glass pane;
- wherein the edge of the peripheral foam includes an undercut extending at least 3 mm into at least a part of the peripheral foam between the bottom surface of the glass pane and the peripheral foam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.