US 6,981,738 B2 | ||
Seal for movable vehicle roof | ||
Horst Schönebeck, Gelnhaus (Germany); and Christian Biewer, Münster-Altheim (Germany) | ||
Assigned to ArvinMeritor, GmbH, (Germany) | ||
Filed on Feb. 23, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/784,653. | ||
Claims priority of application No. 103 08 592 (DE), filed on Feb. 27, 2003. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0169403 A1, Sep. 02, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. B60J 7/047 (2006.01); B60J 10/12 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 296—216.09 | 25 Claims |
9. A sealing system for a guide of a cover panel of an openable vehicle body panel, comprising:
a resilient sealing profile having a reverse side for attachment to a vehicle and an opposing sealing side with at least one
sealing surface forming a protruding portion for contacting a vehicle part;
a sliding strip mounted on the opposing sealing side of the resilient sealing profile distanced from the protruding portion;
and
a moveable connecting member separate from the vehicle part that contacts the sliding strip and is spaced away from the at
least one sealing surface wherein during movement the moveable connecting member displaces the protruding portion.
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