Patent ID: 6375253
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in a fixed roof, comprising:a frame to be fitted in the opening of the fixed roof, wherein said frame includes a part which extends under the roof of the vehicle; and a cover strip covering at least said part of said frame in the interior of the vehicle, wherein said cover strip includes: a fixing strip of a first material, which is provided with at least a fastening portion for fixation to the frame; and an adaptation strip of a second, more flexible material connected to said fixing strip on a side of the fixing strip remote from the roof opening, the adaptation strip having a projecting flap positioned on a side of the fixing strip remote from the roof opening, whose free end can be brought into engagement with a lower surface of a roof trim of the vehicle over a range of angles, the lower surface being positioned at different heights relative to the fixing strip from vehicle to vehicle, and wherein connection of the fixing strip and the adaptation strip is provided at a location inwardly of an outer edge of said fixing strip and said adaptation strip can freely bend from said location.