Patent ID: 7866739
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: B29C,B29L,B60J,B60R

Abstract:
1. A sunroof system for a motor vehicle, the sunroof system comprising a movable sunroof panel and a draintube, a first end of the draintube being located proximal the sunroof panel to collect fluid that enters the sunroof system from an exterior of the motor vehicle, and a second end of the draintube being in fluid communication with the first end and located to expel the fluid, a section of the draintube located between the first end and the second end having a one-piece configuration that includes, a first portion having a first exterior cross-sectional shape, a second portion having a second exterior cross-sectional shape, and a third portion having a third exterior cross-sectional shape; the second portion being disposed between the first portion and the third portion; the first exterior cross-sectional shape and the third exterior cross-Sectional shape being generally circular; and the first exterior cross-sectional shape being different than the second exterior cross-sectional shape; wherein the second portion extends downward and along a pillar of the motor vehicle, and the second portion has a length that generally corresponds with the length of the pillar.