Patent ID: 6893084

Claim:
A glass panel arrangement for automotive sun roof systems, comprising: a glass panel for selectively closing an opening provided in a fixed roof panel of a motor vehicle; a weather strip frame made of elastomeric material and insert molded on a peripheral edge of said glass panel, said weather strip frame abutting only a lateral end surface and a peripheral lower surface of said glass panel and having an upper surface substantially flush with an upper surface of said glass panel; and a support frame made of sheet metal and attached to a lower surface of said glass panel along a peripheral part of said glass panel; said support frame being provided with a first engagement portion ( 5 a ) extending along an inner periphery of said support frame and attached to a lower surface of said glass panel ( 4 ) with a bonding agent, a second engagement portion ( 5 b ) extending along a middle part of said support frame and attached to the peripheral lower surface of said glass panel ( 4 ) adjoining the weather strip frame with a bonding agent, a channel portion provided between said first and second engagement portions and bent therefrom away from a major plane of said glass panel defining a channel having a concave side facing said glass panel, and an outer extension ( 5 c ) bent from said second engagement portion away from a major plane of said glass panel and extending laterally away from and beyond the edge of said glass panel for supporting a part of said weather strip frame.