Patent ID: 6470573
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of making a roof assembly for a vehicle comprising:making a blow molding parison; loading the parison into a blow molding die; injecting air into the parison to expand the parison to fill the die and form a blow molded body having end portions wherein the molded body has double wall portions and single wall portions, and wherein the double wall and single wall portions are arranged to provide wiring ducts or accessory mounting locations; cooling the blow molded body in the die; removing the blow molded body from the die; cutting off the end portions to form receptacles; and inserting interface parts into the end portions of the receptacles thereby forming a roof assembly having the end portions formed on at least one portion of the roof assembly that is to be mounted to at least one body pillar of the vehicle.