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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1985
Louis E Hough, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Empire Automotive, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A frame assembly for mounting a sunroof panel in the roof of a vehicle includes top and bottom frame portions respectively disposed above and below the roof and which secured together with the roof tightly sandwiched therebetween. The bottom frame portion includes a lateral channel-like extension for supporting a weatherstrip which engages and supports the sunroof panel. The top and bottom frame portions include a first set of opposing flanges between which the vehicle's roof is tightly sandwiched and a second set of opposing flanges between which a portion of the weatherstrip is trapped, thereby mounting the weatherstrip on the frame and creating a positive seal around the entire perimeter of the frame which prevents moisture from entering the vehicle between the weatherstrip and the frame. The frame portions are drawn together against the roof by screws extending through the bottom frame portion into a continuous rib in the top frame portion which is received within a channel in the bottom frame portion. The frame portions particularly simple in geometry and may be manufactured by die casting or molding techniques.