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US 10,399,424 · App. 15/720,946 · Granted Sep 3, 2019

Sunroof device

Inventors: Iwashita Katsuyoshi (Jiangsu, CN); Kazuki Sawada (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: AISIN WUXI BODY PARTS CO., LTD.
B60J10/82B60J7/043B60J7/047
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Patent No.
US 10,399,424
App. No.
15/720,946
Granted
Sep 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a sunroof device with good overall appearance. The sunroof device having: a first panel, a second panel and a weather strip, which is located between the first panel and the opening and between the second panel and the opening, and mounted along an inner peripheral edge portion of the opening. The weather strip has a first weather strip portion disposed at a position corresponding to a part of the opening and a second weather strip portion disposed at a position corresponding to another part of the opening, wherein, a first protrusion amount that the first weather strip portion protrudes from the inner peripheral edge portion of the opening toward the first panel is smaller than a second protrusion amount that the second weather strip portion protrudes from the inner peripheral edge portion of the opening toward the second panel.

Claims (8)

1. A sunroof device, comprising:

a first panel which is to open and close a part of an opening formed on a roof of a vehicle,

a second panel which is mounted on the roof and is to close another part of the opening, wherein the second panel is located at rear of the first panel in a front-rear direction of the vehicle in a state when the first panel closes the part of the opening, and the first panel slides above the second panel when the first panel opens the part of the opening; and

a weather strip which is located between the first panel and the opening and between the second panel and the opening, and mounted along an inner peripheral edge portion of the opening, wherein

the weather strip includes a first weather strip portion and a second weather strip portion, wherein, the first weather strip portion is disposed at a position corresponding to the part of the opening, the second weather strip portion is disposed at a position corresponding to the another part of the opening,

a first protrusion amount that the first weather strip portion protrudes from the inner peripheral edge portion of the opening toward the first panel is smaller than a second protrusion amount that the second weather strip portion protrudes from the inner peripheral edge portion of the opening toward the second panel, and

a movable structure to hold the first panel does not contact with the first weather strip portion when sliding on the part of the opening, and contacts with the second weather strip portion when sliding on the another part of the opening.

2. The sunroof device according to claim 1 , wherein an engagement portion which integrates the first weather strip portion and the second weather strip portion is provided between the first weather strip portion and the second weather strip portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2017
From: KATSUYOSHI, IWASHITA; SAWADA, KAZUKI
To: AISIN WUXI BODY PARTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044071/0332 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 2 0239490 U · Mar 13, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180272850A1 · Sep 27, 2018