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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Takuya Sugimura, Saitama, JP;
Nobuo Hosaka, Saitama, JP;
Takuya Sugimura, Saitama, JP;
Nobuo Hosaka, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicular roof structure, a roof panel has a downwardly-bent roof panel flange formed on an inner edge portion thereof around the peripheral edge of a sunroof opening. Stiffener is disposed inwardly of the roof panel and having a stiffener flange that is welded to the reverse surface of the downwardly-bent roof panel flange at its portions corresponding to the corner portions. At the portions corresponding to the corner portions, the stiffener has a projecting portion projecting upward from the stiffener flange into abutment against the reverse surface of the roof panel in such a manner that a gap is formed between the reverse surface of the roof panel and a region of the stiffener around the projecting portion, and an adhesive is filled in the gap to fixedly adhere together the roof panel and the stiffener.