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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2009
Akihiko Kuribayashi, Dublin, OH (US);
Brent Nathaniel Gaertner, Columbus, OH (US);
Akihiko Kuribayashi, Dublin, OH (US);
Brent Nathaniel Gaertner, Columbus, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seal attachment assembly for a vehicle sunroof comprises a seal including one of an outward extending protrusion and hook and a deflector body including the other of the protrusion and the hook. A cooperative relationship between the protrusion and the hook resists a movement of the seal away from the vehicle body. A double-sided adhesive tape secures a planar base portion of the seal to the vehicle body. A resilient lip extends outward from the seal in a direction away from the sunroof opening along an outer edge of the planar base portion. This resilient lip maintains an elastic engagement with the vehicle body to shelter the double-sided tape from exposure to elements. The protrusion extends outward from the seal along an inner edge of the planar portion in a direction toward the sunroof opening. A terminal end of the protrusion includes a rounded bulb section. An outer leg of the deflector body extends beyond the planar base portion of the seal. The outer leg terminates at an outward extending hook; the hook catches the rounded bulb of the protrusion of the seal.