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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2021
Teijin Automotive Technologies, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Patrick Durham, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Hugh Foran, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Teljin Automotive Technologies, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle removable roof system including a fixed vehicle structure, one or more removable panels configured to engage with the fixed vehicle structure, and a water management system positioned between the one or more removable panels and the fixed vehicle structure. The removable panels may be formed of a composite sandwich panel assembly, which may include an open area core defining pores, a high gloss surface sheet adhered to a first face of the open area core by a first adhesive layer, and a structural skin adhered to a second side of the open area core by a second adhesive layer. The removable panels are configured for installation to and removal from the fixed vehicle structure by a single user and without the use of tools.