A roof panel 1 for the passenger cabin of a motor vehicle comprises a panel-like plastic body and a metal frame 12, for example in the form of a wire, running continuously along, and preferably embedded in, a periphery 2, 3, 4 of the plastic body. The plastic body may comprise two or more components 8, 10, typically of fibre-reinforced plastic, with frame 12 inserted between the components. A mesh or braid of connecting wires may be provided over an opening in the frame, and transversely-extending ribs 7 may form rungs of a ladder-like structural element 11 joined to to the plastic body.
Roof panel for a motor vehicle
2016-08-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
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