Sealing for a vehicle roof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9950599-B2
Application number	US-201415311767-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2014
Priority date	Jun 4, 2014
Publication date	Apr 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

A roof module for a vehicle roof, which can have a roof panel for closing an opening in the vehicle roof, a frame for mounting the Roof module onto the vehicle roof, a sealing which can be fixedly mounted to the frame for sealing engagement with the panel, and adjusting elements for adjusting the roof panel relative to the frame. The sealing can have a cover lip for covering the adjusting elements, wherein the cover lip can be bent away in a resilient manner for accessing the adjusting elements.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Roof module for a vehicle, comprising:
a roof panel for closing an opening in the roof module,
a frame for mounting the roof module onto the vehicle,
a sealing which is fixedly mounted to the frame for sealing engagement with the panel, and
adjusting elements for adjusting the roof panel relative to the frame;
wherein
the sealing further comprises a cover lip for covering the adjusting elements, wherein the cover lip can be bent away in a resilient manner for accessing the adjusting elements with an adjusting tool.

2. Roof module according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting elements comprise adjusting screws.

3. Roof module according to claim 2 , wherein the sealing comprises a sealing foot extending in a direction towards the vehicle interior and adapted to be inserted into a corresponding notch of the frame for mounting the sealing to the frame.

4. Roof module according to claim 3 , wherein the sealing foot comprises a plurality of lips, which are oriented in a horizontal or in a backward direction pointing away from the notch, whereby additional holding force for the sealing foot within the notch is provided.

5. Roof module according to claim 4 , wherein the sealing comprises a horizontal foot plate.

6. Roof module according to claim 5 , wherein foot plate and the sealing foot define a T-shaped cross section.

7. Roof module according to claim 6 , wherein the sealing comprises a hollow seal section extending from the foot plate on the side opposite to the sealing foot and adapted for a sealing engagement with the roof panel.

8. Roof module according to claim 7 , wherein the hollow seal section, the foot plate and the sealing foot define a cross section in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the sealing, the cross section having a mirror symmetry with a vertical center line (A) going through the sealing foot.

9. Roof module according to claim 5 , wherein the cover lip is extending from the foot plate downwards in a vertical direction.

10. Roof module according to claim 3 , wherein the cover lip has a V-shaped cross section with a horizontal first section extending from the foot plate and an end section extending downwards from the end of the first section in a direction back towards the sealing foot.

11. Roof module according to claim 3 , wherein the adjusting screws are oriented in a horizontal direction and are crossing the sealing through cut-outs or openings in the sealing foot.

12. Roof module according to claim 3 , wherein the sealing is cut away in regions where the sealing is bent along a corner of the roof opening.

13. Sealing for sealing engagement with a roof panel of a vehicle, the sealing comprising a sealing foot for mounting the sealing, and a horizontal foot plate, wherein the foot plate and the sealing foot define a T-shaped cross section, the sealing further comprising a hollow seal section extending from the foot plate on the side opposite to the sealing foot,
wherein
the sealing further comprises a cover lip for covering adjusting screws for adjusting the roof panel relative to the vehicle.

14. Sealing according to claim 13 , wherein the cover lip extends from a side area of the foot plate in a direction parallel to the sealing foot.

15. Sealing according to claim 13 , wherein the cover lip has a V-shaped cross section with a first section extending parallel to and from the foot plate and an end section extending from the first section downwards and in a direction towards the sealing foot.

16. Sealing according to claim 13 , wherein the sealing comprises cut-outs or openings in the sealing foot for receiving the adjusting screws.

17. Sealing according to claim 13 , wherein the sealing foot is cut away in regions where the sealing is to be bent along a corner of the roof opening.

18. The sealing according to claim 13 , wherein the sealing foot is configured for mounting the sealing into a corresponding notch.

Assignees

• Webasto SE

Inventors

• Zunzer Andreas Josef
• Skorianz Gerhard

Classifications

• B60J10/20

  characterised by the shape · CPC title

• B60J7/022

  Sliding roof trays or assemblies · CPC title

• B60J10/30

  characterised by the fastening means · CPC title

• B60J10/82 Primary

  for movable panels in roofs · CPC title

• B60J10/24

  having tubular parts · CPC title