Vehicle roof and method for mounting said vehicle roof on a vehicle body
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1. A vehicle roof, comprising:
- an outer shell mountable to a vehicle body;
an inner shell adjacent said outer shell, said inner shell having an outer edge defined by an upper layer mountable to said outer shell and a lower layer extending continuously about an outer periphery defined by said outer shell; and
a flexible portion of said lower layer passable through an opening in the vehicle body during mounting of said outer shell to the vehicle body, said flexible portion covering a portion of the vehicle body within an interior of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle roof includes a preformed inner shell forming the roof lining. The lining is larger than the inside dimensions of the body opening bounded by the rails or sections of the closed body frame. The roof lining is flexible or elastic on the protruding areas, so that it is bendable for passage through the body opening bordered by the vehicle frame, with partial folding in the corner areas downward without permanent deformation and is designed to cover the vehicle frame. The protruding areas of the roof lining therefore form the coverings for the roof frame sections so that additional cover strips and cover sections are not required, even in the corners.
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1. A vehicle roof, comprising:
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an outer shell mountable to a vehicle body;
an inner shell adjacent said outer shell, said inner shell having an outer edge defined by an upper layer mountable to said outer shell and a lower layer extending continuously about an outer periphery defined by said outer shell; and
a flexible portion of said lower layer passable through an opening in the vehicle body during mounting of said outer shell to the vehicle body, said flexible portion covering a portion of the vehicle body within an interior of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A vehicle roof, in particular a motor vehicle roof,
which is designed in a sandwiched configuration with a roof skin, which is produced separately from a vehicle body, and which can be mounted on and securely fixed to a body frame with its roof edges, wherein said roof skin is provided with a roof opening and foamed with a layer of an expanded plastic, a reinforcement frame surrounding said roof opening being embedded in said layer of expanded plastic, and a sun roof frame being fixed to said reinforcement frame.
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14. A vehicle roof, in particular a motor vehicle roof,
which is designed in a sandwiched configuration with a roof skin, which is produced separately from a vehicle body, and which can be mounted on and securely fixed to a body frame with its roof edges, wherein said roof skin is provided with a roof opening for accommodating a slide cover and foamed with a layer of an expanded plastic, and wherein a hose or tube piece is embedded in said layer of foamed plastic, by means of which water entering via anedge gap between said roof skin and said slide cover and intercepted by a sun roof frame fixed beneath said roof skin can be drained off to the outside.
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22. A vehicle roof, in particular a motor vehicle roof, which is formed in one piece with a roof lining and can be mounted on and securely fixed to a body frame,
wherein said roof lining is provided with sections for covering said body frame, said sections having at least one preinstalled shock absorbing safety element to prevent body parts of vehicle passengers from striking said body frame and to moderate the results of such an impact, respectively.
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31. A vehicle roof, comprising,
a metallic roof panel which is formed in one piece with a roof lining comprising an inner shell of a foamed plastic, said metallic roof panel defining an outer rim mountable to a vehicle body opening, wherein elastic flexible projecting sections of said roof lining designed for lining a body frame project about an outer periphery defined by the vehicle roof and wherein harder foamed plastics are provided for sections of said inner shell within a periphery of said projecting sections, and wherein desired flexing areas are provided to provide downward bending of said projecting sections and passage through said body opening during the assembly of the vehicle roof.
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