Exterior door strip assembly
US-9221324-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Roof molding
US9174591B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9174591-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414167349-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jan 29, 2014 |
| Publication date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
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A vehicle roof molding to be fitted into a roof groove of a roof panel of a vehicle is provided. The molding has a main body for filling at least a portion of a the roof groove in a groove width direction and a latching portion on a back side of the main body to secure the roof molding within the roof groove. The main body includes a first segment and a second segment, the first and second segments resides in different planes and are joined by a wall oriented generally transverse to both segments. A pair of protruding portions are provided on opposed edges of the first and second segments, respectively. Each protruding portion includes an elastic deforming region engaging an opposed side wall of the roof groove when the latching portion is fitted in the roof groove.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A roof joint construction for an automobile having a roof panel with a side edge and a side outer panel with an upper edge, the roof joint construction comprising: an elongated channel extending substantially parallel to the side edge of the roof panel and having first and second substantially vertical side walls joined by a substantially horizontal base, said first side wall extending to engage the side edge of the roof panel, said second side wall ex…
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- What does patent US9174591B2 cover?
- A vehicle roof molding to be fitted into a roof groove of a roof panel of a vehicle is provided. The molding has a main body for filling at least a portion of a the roof groove in a groove width direction and a latching portion on a back side of the main body to secure the roof molding within the roof groove. The main body includes a first segment and a second segment, the first and second segm…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Bach Edward William, Weinandy Jeremy J, Swayne Andrew K, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60R13/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).