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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2002
Koji Kamiya, Aichi, JP;
Fumiaki Uchimura, Aichi, JP;
Tokai Kogyo Co., Ltd., Obu, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle roof molding to be fitted into a roof groove of a roof panel of a vehicle. The vehicle roof molding includes a head portion, a leg portion protruding from the head portion to be fitted in the roof groove, a pair of protruding portions provided on both sides of the leg portion respectively, and a pair of engaging pieces, each provided in the vicinity of the protruding end of protruding portion respectively and including an elastic deforming portion in a root portion thereof and a tip end. The distance between tip ends of the engaging pieces in a free state is set to be larger than a groove width of the roof groove. The engaging piece is press-contacted with the side wall of the roof groove due to a resiliency of elastic deformation of the elastic deforming portion while the leg portion is fitted in the roof groove.