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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roch Tolinski, Howell, MI (US);
Assignee:
Meritor Light Vehicle Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
Abstract
Sunroof frame members are sealed together by using a two-shot molding process. A first frame member includes a seal molded along a portion of a first mount interface. The seal presents an exposed engagement surface that is pressed against an adjoining frame member to provide a sealed sunroof frame. The method of sealing sunroof frame members together includes the steps of molding the first frame member in a pre-formed mold, indexing the mold, molding the seal into the first frame member while in the mold, and securing a second frame member to the first frame member such that the seal is sandwiched between the first and second frame members.