US 7,404,598 B2Granted

Vehicle roof

AssigneeWebasto SE

InventorsRoland Huebner, Friedhelm Wulf, Martin Pollak, Ralf Schwaighofer, Rudolf Muttenhammer, Andreas Lang

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Abstract

In a motor vehicle with a roof opening (12) located in a fixed roof surface (10) and a cover (13) for closing the roof opening, the cover has an at least partially transparent pane (14) and a frame which is connected to the pane and which extends over at least one part of the edge of the pane. The pane (14) is a plastic pane and the frame is formed by in situ foaming (20) of a foam material onto the periphery of the pane, the shape of the pane, in at least one partial area of a connecting region between the pane and the peripheral foam, is configured such that a permanent mechanical, positive interlocking connection is created between the pane and the peripheral foam.

Claims22

Dependent claims

Motor vehicle roof, comprising:

a fixed roof surface with a roof opening located therein, and
a cover for closing the roof opening, the cover having an at least partially transparent pane and a frame connected to the pane which extends over at least a part of an edge of the pane,
wherein the pane is a plastic pane and the frame is a peripheral foam that has been formed on the pane in situ,
wherein the shape of the pane in at least a portion of a connecting region between the pane and the peripheral foam has a configuration which produces a permanent mechanical connection between the pane and the peripheral foam by means of positive interlocking of the foam and the configuration,
wherein the pane has a integral construction formed of an essentially transparent pane and an essentially opaque plastic layer which has been molded on a peripheral bottom side area of the transparent pane, and
wherein the configuration which produces a permanent mechanical connection between the pane and the peripheral foam includes edge and bottom side areas of the opaque plastic and at least a peripheral edge of the transparent pane.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 11/569,634Filed 19 May 2005
Priority: DE 10 2004 025 54825 May 2004
Published: US 2007/0246973 A125 Oct 2007
Granted: 29 Jul 2008
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

B60J 7/043
With rigid plate-like element or elements , e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels: sunroofs e.g. sliding above the roof
B60J 7/00
Non-fixed roofs
B60J 10/82
Specially adapted for opening panels, e.g. doors: for movable panels in roofs
B60J
Windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices for vehicles