Patent ID: 9174591
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A roof joint construction for an automobile having a roof panel with a side edge and a side outer panel with an upper edge, the roof joint construction comprising: an elongated channel extending substantially parallel to the side edge of the roof panel and having first and second substantially vertical side walls joined by a substantially horizontal base, said first side wall extending to engage the side edge of the roof panel, said second side wall extending to engage said upper edge of the side outer panel; and a molding filling said elongated channel, said molding comprising an elongated body having a first molding edge engaging the side edge of the roof panel and a second molding edge engaging the vertical side wall of the side outer panel, and a primary surface extending between the first molding edge and the second molding edge, the primary surface including a generally planar first substantially horizontal region, a generally planar second substantially horizontal region and a generally vertical step wall joining the first substantially horizontal region to the second substantially horizontal region.