Sliding or sliding-lifting roof for cars
First Claim
1. An automobile roof construction comprising:
- (a) a fixed vehicle roof (1) having means including a downwardly oriented flange (7) defining an opening in said fixed roof;
(b) a sealing profile (5) secured on said downwardly oriented flange (7), said sealing profile (5) including (i) an upper, substantially non-deformable body portion (20) and a lower substantially non-deformable body portion (21) that are backed on one side by said flange (7) and define on the opposite side from said flange (7) a generally wedge-shaped concave inner trough (19) and (ii) a deformable profile wall (18) that extends away from said flange (7) and said non-deformable body portions (20,
21) and encloses a hollow chamber (14);
(c) a rigid lid (3,
32) including a front edge for sealing engagement with said sealing profile mounted for sliding and tilting movement within the roof opening in said fixed roof (1) to provide opening and closing thereof, and(d) means (15,
35) on the front edge of said rigid lid having a substantially non-deformable wedge shape generally complementary to the shape of said trough (19) to press said deformable profile wall (18) against said trough (19) defined by said substantially non-deformable body portions (20,
21) and thereby seal said rigid lid against said sealing profile, provide a forward pivot for said rigid lid (3,
32) and prevent uplifting of the front edge of said rigid lid.
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Abstract
In a sliding or sliding-lifting roof for a car, a lid, associated with a roof opening for the purpose of completely closing it, has a front edge which is wedge-shaped in cross-section. A sealing profile, sealingly filling the gap between the fixed vehicle roof and the lid when the lid is closed, is pushed from below onto a downward flange of the fixed vehicle roof and is deformable to form a trough, generally complementary in shape to the wedge shape. The wedge-shaped front edge here engages generally form-fittingly and force-transmittingly into the sealing profile, so that the lid, at its front edge due its engagement with the sealing profile, is reliably secured against high uplift forces, such as occur at high speeds of travel.
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11 Claims
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1. An automobile roof construction comprising:
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(a) a fixed vehicle roof (1) having means including a downwardly oriented flange (7) defining an opening in said fixed roof; (b) a sealing profile (5) secured on said downwardly oriented flange (7), said sealing profile (5) including (i) an upper, substantially non-deformable body portion (20) and a lower substantially non-deformable body portion (21) that are backed on one side by said flange (7) and define on the opposite side from said flange (7) a generally wedge-shaped concave inner trough (19) and (ii) a deformable profile wall (18) that extends away from said flange (7) and said non-deformable body portions (20,
21) and encloses a hollow chamber (14);(c) a rigid lid (3,
32) including a front edge for sealing engagement with said sealing profile mounted for sliding and tilting movement within the roof opening in said fixed roof (1) to provide opening and closing thereof, and(d) means (15,
35) on the front edge of said rigid lid having a substantially non-deformable wedge shape generally complementary to the shape of said trough (19) to press said deformable profile wall (18) against said trough (19) defined by said substantially non-deformable body portions (20,
21) and thereby seal said rigid lid against said sealing profile, provide a forward pivot for said rigid lid (3,
32) and prevent uplifting of the front edge of said rigid lid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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