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Granted Patent B2
US 11,958,343 · App. 17/740,523 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Roof arrangement for a vehicle roof, and vehicle roof, with a roof opening

Inventors: Samuel Schuster (Stockdorf, DE); Stefan Schäufler (Stockdorf, DE); Andreas Josef Zunzer (Stockdorf, DE)
Assignee: WEBASTO SE
B60J10/82B60J7/022B60J7/043B60J10/16B60J10/24B60J10/246B60J10/33B60J10/80
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Patent No.
US 11,958,343
App. No.
17/740,523
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Vehicle roof arrangement with a movable roof element held by a frame for selectively closing a roof opening. The roof element may have a first strand-like seal profile and a second strand-like seal profile, which is formed separately from the first seal profile. The first seal profile is configured for sealing with respect to the movable roof element and can be fastened to the vehicle roof, and the second seal profile can be fastened to the frame by a plug connection and is configured for sealing between the frame and the vehicle roof. The plug connection may have a plug-in region of the frame, into which plug-in region a projection of the second seal profile may be plugged.

Claims (21)

1. A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a roof opening, having:

a movable roof element for selectively closing off and at least partially opening up the roof opening, wherein the roof element is held by a frame,

a first strand-like seal profile

a second strand-like seal profile, which is formed separately from the first seal profile, wherein

the first seal profile is configured for sealing with respect to the movable roof element and fastenable to the vehicle roof,

the second seal profile is fastened to the frame by a plug connection and is configured for sealing between the frame and the vehicle roof, wherein the plug connection has a plug-in region of the frame, into which plug-in region a projection of the second seal profile is plugged,

the plug-in region, at least sectionally, is formed so as to be inclined in relation to a vertical direction, and

in which the plug-in region is formed so as to be predefinably inclined to a greater extent on a longitudinal point of the frame, which extends along an opening direction of the roof element, than on a transverse point of the frame, which extends transversely to the opening direction.

2. The roof arrangement according to claim 1 , in which the plug-in region has two mutually oppositely situated side walls and the projection is plugged in between the two side walls.

3. The roof arrangement according to claim 1 , in which an interruption of the plug-in region is provided in a transition region between the longitudinal side and the transverse side.

4. The roof arrangement according to claim 1 , in which the second seal profile has a further projection, by way of which the plug connection is formed.

5. The roof arrangement according to claim 1 , in which the second seal profile has a sealing lip which abuts against the frame.

6. The roof arrangement according to claim 5 , in which a notch is provided on the sealing lip to locally weaken the sealing lip.

7. The roof arrangement according to claim 5 , in which the sealing lip has a sub-region composed of a material, wherein the material of the sub-region is softer than another material of the sealing lip outside the sub-region.

8. The roof arrangement according to claim 1 , in which the first seal profile fastenable to the vehicle roof by-an adhesive connection.

9. The roof arrangement according to claim 1 , in which the second seal profile has a second sealing lip for sealing with respect to the vehicle roof.

10. A vehicle roof with a roof opening, having:

a roof arrangement according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the frame which holds the movable roof element is coupled to the vehicle roof, and

the first strand-like seal profile is fastened to the vehicle roof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: SCHUSTER, SAMUEL; SCHÄUFLER, STEFAN; ZUNZER, ANDREAS JOSEF
To: WEBASTO SE
Reel/Frame 060461/0755 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102021116745.0 · Jun 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220371416A1 · Nov 24, 2022
Cited By (1)
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