Patent ID: 7021704
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A roof module for vehicles, for installation on a vehicle body including a front cross member having peripheral shoulders, a rear cross member having peripheral shoulders, and sidewalls having peripheral shoulders, an opening being defined between said front cross member, said rear cross member and said side rails, said opening having approximately the same dimensions as the roof, the roof module comprising: a roof panel, having an end finish; a full conventional interior trim, and pre-installed interior accessories, the roof panel having dished recesses at its front and rear edges which are engagable underneath the front and rear cross members of the vehicle body so as to cover said front and rear cross members from underneath when the roof module is installed on the vehicle body, said roof panel also having two perimeter steps arranged to match up positionally with the respective peripheral shoulders of the front cross member, two perimeter steps arranged to match up positionally with the respective peripheral shoulders of the rear cross member of the vehicle body, and, on each side, a perimeter step arranged to match up positionally with a peripheral shoulder of the respective side rail of the vehicle body, when the roof module is installed on the vehicle body, said perimeter steps jointly making up a contact surface through which the roof module is joinable to the vehicle body.