Patent ID: 6367871
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A roof module for a vehicle body of a motor vehicle, comprising:an inner shell that is molded out of plastic foam to form an interior roof lining, manufactured separately from the vehicle body, and having outer edges adapted to be supported on a framework of the vehicle body and to be securely fixed to the vehicle body framework, the vehicle body framework including a front cross rail and side rails, the inner shell being divided into two layers in the vicinity of the outer edges, one of the layers being supportable on the vehicle body framework, the other of the two layers being adapted to be bent down to line the body framework; pre-assembled sun visors furnished on the lower layer of the inner shell in the vicinity of the lower layer that is adapted to be received at the front cross rail of the vehicle body framework; pre-assembled handholds on the lower layer in the vicinity of the lower layer that is adapted to be received at the side rails of the vehicle body framework; bearing elements connected to the lower layer of the inner shell, the bearing elements pivotally supporting the sun visors and the handholds, respectively; and fixing screws adapted to be fed through the bearing elements, the fixing screws being adapted to catch in the corresponding portion of the vehicle body framework, each fixing screw operating to secure one of the bearing elements, the lower layer and the upper layer of the inner shell to the vehicle body framework.