Patent ID: 6042177
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A roof structure without a drip channel for a vehicle which comprises a side outer member and a roof member combined at side portions thereof to provide a groove extending over at least midway of a boundary between said members, each of said side outer and roof members having exposed and unexposed surface portions, each of said unexposed surface portions having an inward bend and a lower margin, said side outer and roof members being overlapped at their exposed surface portions to provide an overlap such that a corner defined by the exposed and unexposed surface portions of said roof member is substantially aligned with a corner defined by the exposed and unexposed surface portions of the side outer member, said unexposed surface portions of said side outer and roof members being diagonal toward a center of a roof in a widthwise direction of the roof as the unexposed surface portions are away from said corners, at least one of said inward bends and lower margins of said side outer and roof members having a lug for overlap to provide a partial overlap.