Hashimoto Forming Industry Company Limited

Mazda Motor Corporation

Hirotoshi Mimura

Tatsuya Tamura

Kozo Odoi

Tetsuo Hotta

Sakae Fujioka

Akira Akatsu

Masaaki Mitsuki

Yukie Abe

Tsutomu Yoshinari

Shoji Sekimoto

A manufacturing method for a foldable convertible top assembly in which a window plate is connected to a sheet material by a resin connecting element. The frame member has a predetermined transverse cross-sectional shape formed by hardening a liquid-form synthetic resin at the outer peripheral edge of the window plate. The outer peripheral edge of the window plate is attached to the resin connecting element and the foldable sheet material is also attached to the connecting element.

Method of manufacturing a convertible top assembly

An elongate finisher member for automotive vehicles or the like, such as a lower window molding member, includes an elongate main body of predetermined length and cross-section. The main body has a mount portion with openings for passing fasteners to secure the finisher member to a vehicle body. The finisher member further includes a flap element which extends longitudinally along the main body. The flap element has a first end region integrally connected to the main body, and a second end region which is movable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position of the second end region, the flap element maintains the openings in the mount portion accessible from outside to facilitate insertion of fasteners into the openings. In the closed position of the second end region, the flap element covers the mount portion and maintains the openings and fasteners invisible from outside to provide a refined appearance.

Elongate finisher member for automotive vehicles or the like

Elongate finisher member for automotive vehicles

An automobile window molding assembly includes an elongate outer ornamental member or trimming member which is secured to an automobile body panel by fastener members. The ornamental or trimming member is formed of a profiled metal member for covering a gap between a body panel and upper and side edges of a window plate mounted on the body panel. The ornamental or trimming member has upper and side portions to extend along the upper and side edges of a window plate, respectively, and a corner portion between the upper and side portions for integrally connecting them with each other. The ornamental or trimming member has such a predetermined profile that, when the assembly is mounted in place, the ornamental or trimming member is in abutment with outer surface of the window plate along the upper portion while it is spaced from the outer surface of the window plate along the side portion. A weir member is secured to the ornamental or trimming member to form a weir between the outer surface of the window plate and the ornamental or trimming member along the side portion.

Automobile window molding assembly

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Yokohama, Japan

Hirotoshi Mimura