Apparatus and removable roof assembly for a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10815709-B2
Application number	US-201815910443-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2018
Priority date	Mar 2, 2018
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

An apparatus includes a panel, a removable window and a latch assembly for securing the removable window to the panel. In one embodiment, a removable roof assembly for a motor vehicle includes a removable roof panel, a releasable locking feature that secures the removable roof panel to the motor vehicle, a removable window and a latch assembly. The latch assembly secures the removable window to the removable roof panel. The latch assembly includes a push button actuator to release the latch assembly and remove the removable window from the removable roof panel.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a panel;
a removable window; and
a latch assembly securing said removable window to said panel, said latch assembly including a push button actuator to release said latch assembly and remove said removable window from said panel wherein one said latch assembly is provided at each corner of said removable window.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said latch assembly includes a latch mechanism, held in said removable window, and a locking pin carried on said panel.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein said panel is a roof cap.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said roof cap includes an upper section, a first rear quarter section and a second rear quarter section.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said removable window is received in a recessed margin surrounding a first window opening in said upper section.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , further including a first removable quarter window covering a second window opening in said first rear quarter section and a second removable quarter window covering a third window opening in said second rear quarter section.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein one said latch assembly is provided at each corner of said first removable quarter window and said second removable quarter window.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said at least one latch assembly at at least one corner of each of said removable window, said first removable quarter window and said second removable quarter window includes a locking feature to deter theft.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein said locking feature includes a key receiver and a key configured for receipt in said key receiver.

10. A removable roof assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a removable roof panel;
a releasable locking feature securing said removable roof panel to said motor vehicle;
a removable window; and
a latch assembly securing said removable window to said removable roof panel, said latch assembly including a push button actuator to release said latch assembly and remove said removable window from said removable roof panel wherein said latch assembly includes a latch mechanism, held in said removable window, and a locking pin carried on said removable roof panel.

11. The removable roof assembly of claim 10 , wherein one said latch assembly is provided at each corner of said removable window.

12. The removable roof assembly of claim 10 , wherein said panel is a roof cap.

13. The removable roof assembly of claim 12 , wherein said roof cap includes an upper section, a first rear quarter section and a second rear quarter section.

14. The removable roof assembly of claim 13 , wherein said removable window is received in a recessed margin surrounding a first window opening in said upper section.

15. The removable roof assembly of claim 14 , further including a first removable quarter window covering a second window opening in said first rear quarter panel and a second removable quarter window covering a third window opening in said second rear quarter panel.

16. The removable roof assembly of claim 15 , wherein a latch assembly is provided at each corner of said removable window, said first removable quarter window and said second removable quarter window.

17. The removable roof assembly of claim 15 , wherein at least one latch assembly at at least one corner of each of said removable window, said first removable quarter window and said second removable quarter window includes a locking feature to deter theft.

18. A motor vehicle incorporating the removable roof assembly of claim 10 .

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Lovasz Ronald M
• Glickman David Brian
• Lobo Harry
• Dellock Paul Kenneth
• Salter Stuart C
• Surman James J

Classifications

• B60J7/194 Primary

  for locking detachable hard-tops or removable roof panels to the vehicle body · CPC title

• B60J7/106

  readily detachable hard-tops (storage compartment for collapsible flexible tops B60J7/20) · CPC title

• B60J1/085

  removably mounted · CPC title

• B60J7/11

  Removable panels, e.g. sunroofs · CPC title

• E05C19/009 Primary

  Latches with floating bolts, e.g. rings, balls · CPC title