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US 8,556,333 B2Granted
Sunroof structure for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorJeong Hoon Park
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Abstract
A sunroof structure for a vehicle may include a mounting frame made of plastic material, and an insert plate inserted into a front upper side of the mounting frame, forming an upper exposed surface of the vehicle.
Claims6
A sunroof structure for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting frame made of plastic material;
- and
- an insert plate inserted into a front upper side of the mounting frame, forming an upper exposed surface of the vehicle;
- wherein the insert plate includes:
- a body part which is formed into an elongated plane so that an upper side of the elongated plate is exposed to the outside forming an external as appearance of the vehicle;
- and
- wing parts which extend backwards from opposite ends of the body part such that an upper side of the wing parts is covered by the mounting frame in such a manner that a portion, at least, of the upper side and a lower side of the wing parts all are surrounded by the mounting frame;
- and
- wherein the wing parts of the insert plate are provided with a plurality of support through-holes, and the mounting frame is provided with a plurality of support portions each passing through the corresponding support through-holes to surround and support the upper and lower sides of the wing part.
6 more elements
A sunroof structure for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting frame made of plastic material;
- and
- an insert plate inserted into a front upper side of the mounting frame, forming an upper exposed surface of the vehicle;
- wherein the insert plate includes:
- a body part which is formed into an elongated plane so that an upper side of the elongated plate is exposed to the outside forming an external appearance of the vehicle;
- and
- wing parts which extend backwards from opposite ends of the body part such that an upper side of the wing parts is covered by the mounting frame in such a manner that a portion, at least, of the upper side and a lower side of the wing parts all are surrounded by the mounting frame;
- and
- wherein the body part of the insert plate is provided in a front lower side thereof with a gate groove that forms a gate through which resin forming the mounting frame is introduced.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.