IP Library Granted Patent US 12673539
Granted Patent B2
US 12673539 · App. 18/134,946 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Automotive canopy door with removable panel

Inventor: Marius Dreyer (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee: RSI North America, Inc.
B60J5/0498B32B3/06B32B3/30B60J7/1607B60J7/141B60R11/06
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Patent No.
US 12673539
App. No.
18/134,946
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An automotive canopy door includes an external panel having a first side and a second side; an internal panel having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the internal panel is coupled to the second side of the external panel; and a removable panel having first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the removable panel is coupled to the second side of the internal panel.

Claims (44)

1 . An automotive canopy door, comprising:

an external panel having a first side and a second side; and

an internal panel having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the internal panel is coupled to the second side of the external panel, the internal panel comprising:

a support structure comprising an internal bend formed into the internal panel, and

a support aperture,

wherein the support structure is located adjacent to the support aperture and the support aperture comprises a void in the internal panel formed from the support structure being internally bent from the internal panel.

2 . The automotive canopy door of claim 1 , wherein the internal panel comprises a perimeter structure.

3 . The automotive canopy door of claim 2 , wherein the perimeter structure comprises:

a first portion that extends outward from the first side of the internal panel; and

a second portion extends generally coplanar to the first side of the internal panel.

4 . The automotive canopy door of claim 3 , wherein an adhesive substrate couples the first side of the internal panel to the second side of the external panel.

5 . The automotive canopy door of claim 4 , wherein the adhesive substrate is disposed between the second portion of the perimeter structure and the second side of the external panel.

6 . The automotive canopy door of claim 3 , wherein the first portion is configured to provide a space between the external panel and the internal panel, preventing an internal panel securing member from contacting the second side of the external panel.

7 . The automotive canopy door of claim 1 , wherein the internal panel comprises a pressure lock aperture configured to receive a pressure lock coupled to the external panel.

8 . The automotive canopy door of claim 1 , wherein the support structure comprises:

a first portion that extends outward from the first side of the internal panel; and

a second portion extends generally coplanar to the first side of the internal panel.

9 . The automotive canopy door of claim 1 , further comprising a removable panel having first side and a second side,

wherein the first side of the removable panel is coupled to the second side of the internal panel, and

wherein the removable panel comprises a plurality of tabs, wherein each of the plurality of tabs comprises a first surface and a second surface.

10 . The automotive canopy door of claim 9 , wherein the removable panel comprises an aperture configured to receive an attachment.

11 . The automotive canopy door canopy of claim 9 , wherein an interlocking system is disposed between the first surface of each of the plurality of tabs and the second side of the internal panel.

12 . An automotive canopy comprising:

a top panel;

a front panel;

a plurality of side panels;

a rear panel; and

at least one door, comprising:

an external panel having a first side and a second side;

an internal panel having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the internal panel is coupled to the second side of the external panel, the internal panel comprising:

a support structure comprising an internal bend formed into the internal panel, and

a support aperture,

wherein the support structure is located adjacent to the support aperture and the support aperture comprises a void in the internal panel formed from the support structure being internally bent from the internal panel.

13 . A modular kit for assembly of automotive canopy comprising:

a top panel;

a front panel;

a plurality of side panels;

a rear panel; and

at least one door, comprising:

an external panel having a first side and a second side;

an internal panel having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the internal panel is coupled to the second side of the external panel, the internal panel comprising:

a support structure comprising an internal bend formed into the internal panel, and

a support aperture,

wherein the support structure is located adjacent to the support aperture and the support aperture comprises a void in the internal panel formed from the support structure being internally bent from the internal panel.