Vehicle roof having a fixed roof element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11648986-B2
Application number	US-201917260660-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2019
Priority date	Aug 22, 2018
Publication date	May 16, 2023
Grant date	May 16, 2023

Abstract

A vehicle roof having a fixed roof element having a glass, plastic or sheet metal panel provided with a circumferential molded section which is formed by a section foam molded to an edge or a section injection molded to the edge. A circumferential frame-like connecting plate may be fastened to the glass, plastic or sheet metal panel by means of the molded section and has a circumferential adhesive surface for attaching the fixed roof element to a vehicle body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle roof, comprising:
a fixed roof element having one of a glass, plastic or sheet metal panel provided with a circumferential molded section which is formed by a section foam molded to an edge or a section injection molded to the edge, and
having a circumferential frame-like connecting plate which is fastened to the glass, plastic or sheet metal panel by the molded section and which has a circumferential adhesive surface for attaching the fixed roof element to a vehicle body,
wherein the vehicle comprises a roof substructure which is fixed relative to the vehicle and on which the fixed roof element is fastened via a bead of glue disposed at the adhesive surface.

2. A vehicle roof, comprising:
a fixed roof element having one of a glass, plastic or sheet metal panel provided with a circumferential molded section which is formed by a section foam molded to an edge or a section injection molded to the edge, and
having a circumferential frame-like connecting plate which is fastened to the glass, plastic or sheet metal panel by the molded section and which has a circumferential adhesive surface for attaching the fixed roof element to a vehicle body,
wherein the adhesive surface forms a frame surface which surrounds the molded section.

3. The vehicle roof according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive surface is realized on the bottom side of a chamfer of the connecting plate, said chamfer being on the outside in relation to a center of the fixed roof element.

4. The vehicle roof according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting plate is realized in one piece.

5. The vehicle roof according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting plate has a fixing section for attaching a functional element, in particular an element of a shading assembly.

6. The vehicle roof according to claim 1 , wherein the molded section forms a circumferential cover rib which in particular surrounds a see-trough section of the fixed roof element.

7. The vehicle roof according to claim 1 , wherein the molded section fills a circumferential reinforcing fin of the connecting plate disposed on an upper side.

8. A vehicle roof, comprising:
a fixed roof element having one of a glass, plastic or sheet metal panel provided with a circumferential molded section which is formed by a section foam molded to an edge or a section injection molded to the edge, and
having a circumferential frame-like connecting plate which is fastened to the glass, plastic or sheet metal panel by the molded section and which has a circumferential adhesive surface for attaching the fixed roof element to a vehicle body,
wherein the vehicle roof comprises a cover panel made from glass, plastic or sheet metal and which is fastened to the connecting plate via a second molded section which is formed by a foam molded section or an injection molded section which is realized circumferentially.

9. The vehicle roof according to claim 8 , wherein the second molded section fills a second upper-side reinforcing fin of the connecting plate, said reinforcing fin being realized at a shield section of the connecting plate.

10. The vehicle roof according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting plate defines a first roof opening in the region of the fixed roof element covered by the glass, plastic or sheet metal panel, and realizes a second roof opening which can selectively be closed or opened by a lid element or which is covered by a second glass, plastic or sheet metal panel which is immovable as against the connecting plate.

Assignees

• Webasto SE

Inventors

• Schluse Kevin
• Bott Guido
• Harnischfeger Bernhard
• Strohmayr Peter

Classifications

• B62D27/026

  Connections by glue bonding (in general F16B11/00; processes C09J5/00) · CPC title

• B62D29/00

  Superstructures, {understructures, or sub-units thereof,} characterised by the material thereof {(B62D33/044, B62D33/048 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B62D25/06 Primary

  Fixed roofs (non-fixed roofs or like shelters B60J7/00; roof liners B60R13/02; insulating elements B60R13/08) · CPC title