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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
May. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kozo Odoi, Aki-Gun, JP;
Tatsuya Tamura, Yokohama, JP;
Akira Akatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Shoji Sekimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hirotoshi Mimura, Yokohama, JP;
Tsutomu Yoshinari, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/514 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/514 ;
Abstract
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.