Patent ID: 9415666
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B21D,B23P,B60J,B62D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for coupling a sunroof assembly to a structural frame of a vehicle, the method comprising: moving a sunroof module and a bond frame of the sunroof assembly through a windshield opening of the structural frame and toward a roof portion of the structural frame, wherein the structural frame has a plurality of frame pockets, and the bond frame has a plurality of sunroof pockets; securing the sunroof module to the roof portion of the structural frame in order to fix a position of the sunroof module relative to the structural frame; moving a locating fixture downwardly toward the roof portion of the structural frame; inserting frame pins in the frame pockets of the structural frame in order to locate the locating fixture relative to the structural frame along a fore-aft direction; applying a first clamping force to the structural frame and the locating fixture in order to fix a position of the locating fixture relative to the structural frame; inserting sunroof pins of the locating fixture in the sunroof pockets of the bond frame in order to locate the bond frame relative to the locating fixture; applying a second clamping force to the bond frame in order to fix a position of the bond frame relative to the locating fixture; and securing the bond frame to the sunroof module in order to fix a position of the bond frame relative to the sunroof module.