Patent ID: 11865905
Assignee: TEIJIN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle removable roof system comprising:
a roof support structure removably attachable to said vehicle, said roof support structure comprising a plurality of vertically oriented supports and at least one horizontally oriented support; and
at least one removable panel, said at least one removeable panel formed of a composite sandwich panel assembly comprising:
an open area core defining a plurality of pores, a high gloss surface sheet adhered to a first face of said open area core by a first adhesive layer, and a structural skin adhered to a second side of said open area core by a second adhesive layer, said open area core being thick relative to said high gloss surface sheet and said structural skin, the at least one removable panel configured to engage with the roof support structure; and
an edge that joins said high gloss surface sheet and said structural skin to form a moisture resistant seal that fully encloses said open area core and inhibits moisture from entering an interior of said composite sandwich panel assembly, the interior occupied by said open area core.