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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2023
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiko Irie, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Nakazawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Kawashima, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle roof-rail structure includes a rail body extending in a front-rear direction, and a leg member with which the rail body is fixed to a roof panel of a vehicle body. The leg member includes a protector that is in contact with the roof panel, a leg disposed on the protector, a fastener including a bolt projecting from a bottom of the leg and fastening the leg member to the roof panel with the bolt extending through the protector and the roof panel, and a water stopper. The water stopper includes a lower sealing rib that projects, around the bolt, from a lower surface of the protector and is in contact with the roof panel; and an upper sealing rib that projects, around the bolt, from an upper surface of the protector and is in contact with a bottom surface of the leg.