Patent ID: 6039391
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A hatch roof attaching construction for a T-bar roof car in which an automotive roof is formed with a pair of openings at the right and left of a roof center provided at the center of the roof and detachable hatch roofs are formed at the openings so as to be opened/closed, comprising:a center hook provided at the roof center having concaves formed at both sides thereof to accommodate the inside edges of the corresponding detachable hatch roofs;a weather strip mounted at the edge of each of the openings, said weather strip abutting the underside surface of the corresponding hatch roof when the hatch roof is in the closed position; andat least one pair of engaging members corresponding to each of the detachable hatch roofs, each pair of engaging members comprising first and second engaging members each of said engaging members comprising a claw, said first engaging member being mounted to the upper surface of the roof center in a predetermined position, said second engaging member being mounted on the underside surface of the hatch roof in a predetermined position such that said claws of said first and second engaging members engage with each other in the car width direction when the detachable roofs are in the closed position so that said roofs are reliably positioned in the car width direction with said inside edges thereof being secured in said concaves of said center hook.