Patent ID: 6969111

Claim:
A sealing structure of a sliding roof of a motor vehicle for sealing between a tiltable sliding roof and an opening portion of a roof panel, comprising: an annular frame member which is secured along the opening portion of the roof panel; an annular roof panel main seal for contacting a lower surface of a periphery of the sliding roof when the sliding roof is closed, wherein said roof panel main seal includes a flat plate-shaped base portion for attachment to said frame member, and a tubular seal portion protruding upwardly of said base portion into an arc-shaped configuration; and a roof panel sub-seal for contacting side edges of the sliding roof when the sliding roof is closed, said roof panel main seal and said roof panel sub-seal being attached to said annular frame member, wherein said roof panel sub-seal is straight and includes a base portion having a generally U-shaped cross-section, and a tubular seal portion protruding inwardly of said base portion into an arc-shaped configuration.