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Method for installing a sliding roof panel assembly

US4553307A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Filing dateJan 17, 1984
Grant dateNov 19, 1985
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Expiry dateJan 17, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49963
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for installing a modular sliding roof panel assembly in a vehicle having an opening in the roof. The sliding roof panel assembly includes a roof panel movably mounted on a housing. A reinforcement ring having a central aperture with a shape complementary to the shape of the roof opening is connected to the housing prior to attachment of the reinforcement ring to the edges of the stationary roof structure bounding the roof opening.

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