Patent ID: 6155636
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A sliding interior sunroof panel assembly for an automobile sunroof comprisinga panel and a ventilation strip mounted to said panel;said panel defined by first, second and side edges and formed of a rigid material;said first edge having a forward region surrounding an opening aligned generally parallel to said first edge;said ventilation strip latched into said opening and provided with a plurality of ventilation ducts spaced along an alignment parallel to said first edge; said ventilation ducts each having a front wall element, a rear wall element and opposed side elements such that each said duct extends from a ventilation opening in one side of said panel to a ventilation opening on an opposite side of said panel;a flange edge formed around front, rear and side edges of said strip so as to abut against corresponding edge areas around said opening;said duct rear wall element extending over at least a part of a corresponding edge of said opening as abutted on by a rear part of said flange edge, so as to hold said strip rear edge against said panel in a location space defined between said rear wall element and said flange edge;each said duct comprising at least one latching projection extending from said front wall element when latched over at least a part of said corresponding edge areas of the opening as abutted on by a forward part of said flange edge, said latching projections engaging with a corresponding part of said panel, said latching projections being spaced rearwardly away from said strip front flange edge.