US1855694A - Roof joint - Google Patents

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US1855694A
US1855694A US371742A US37174229A US1855694A US 1855694 A US1855694 A US 1855694A US 371742 A US371742 A US 371742A US 37174229 A US37174229 A US 37174229A US 1855694 A US1855694 A US 1855694A
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Louis E Ruehlmann
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ThyssenKrupp Budd Co
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Edward G Budd Manufacturing Co
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Priority to FR697345D priority patent/FR697345A/fr
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D25/00—Superstructure or monocoque structure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
    • B62D25/06—Fixed roofs

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  • My invention relates to vehicle joint constructions and more particularly to impr ovements in the joint formed between a vehicle roof and the supporting header therefor such 8 as extends along the sides, front or back of a vehicle, these roof supporting headers being commonly made of sheetmetal.
  • vehicle roofs in the form of a wooden framing to suitably strengthened by a wire netting secured to the upper surface thereof, the roof structure being completed by covering the netting with a paddin and by applying a suitable weather proof abric over the padded I15 surface of the roof.
  • This type of roof is popular and in more or less general use not only because it is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, but also because it is sufliciently light in weight and soundproof as respects direct and induced noises.
  • My invention has as one of its principal objectives the production of a much more perfect joint between the vehicle roof and its metal supporting headers than has been possible heretofore.
  • Other objects 35 are to produce a joint which is neat in appearance, which is more than adequately strong, and which is thoroughly leakpr oof.
  • my invention I form the metal roof su porting" header with a depression 1n 30 its r? sup orting margin constituting a rabbet, and g then downwardly flange the inner marginal edge of the rabbet.
  • the frame of the roof I depend within the downwardly flanged portion of the header with spaced relation with respect to said flanged ortion.
  • the roof is supported in position y an outwardly projecting overlap in the shape of a metal flange which latter is adapted to rest upon-the roof supporting margin of the header. This metal flange or overlap is covered by a weatherproof covering which is extended.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of a corner of a roof form of securing means between the header and the roof frame.
  • the perimetral frame members 15 are dependent from the top of thevehicle within and spaced from the flange 13 of the supporting margin of the header 10, as clearly laps 19 in the form of metal strips secured to the tops of the frame members 15. These strips overlie the rabbets 12 and bear upon the immediately joining portions of the supporting margin 11.
  • the covering 18 is carried over the outer edges 20 of these overlaps thence inwardly along their under sides, and is glued to the undersides and then nailed as at 21 in the corner between the under sides and the frame members 15. Thence it is carried downwardly along the side of the frame 15 opposite the marginal portion 13 and under the frame members where it is again hailed as at 22.
  • This arrangement of the fabric is, of course, all done during the fabrication of the roof per se comprising the frame, its coverings and the overlap 19.
  • cement-like material 23 contacting with-all the adjacent parts in its corresponding angularly shaped mass and cementing and sealing the adjacent surfaces together in weather proof relation.
  • the cement-like material 23 is put into the rabbet 12 and along depending margin 13, and then the roof structure per se is lowered into place in such maning a main body disposed within said header with the perimetal edges thereof in spaced relation with respect to the downwardly directed flange of the header, and a cementlike filler adapted to be pressed into the space between the proximate surfaces of said header and roof structure when the latter is positioned within the former.
  • the support from margin 11 is augmented through bolts 24 between the marginal flange through the cement-like material and the directly inter-engaged outer portion of the overlap and margin 11.
  • Fig. 3 shows the manner of clamping the parts in place by horizontally arranged 13 and the frame member 15, while Fig. 4. shows such securement by means of vertical- 1y extending screws 25 between the horizontally extending flange 14 and the frame members 15.
  • the coverings of the frame are omitted, but it is to be understood that they may or may not be included as in the instance of Fig. 1.
  • the covering 18 may indeed, instead of being carried beneath the overlap 19, be carried beyond it and over the outer surface of the header, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. This latter practice is preferred by some builders.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Seal Device For Vehicle (AREA)
  • Roof Covering Using Slabs Or Stiff Sheets (AREA)
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US371742A US1855694A (en) 1929-06-18 1929-06-18 Roof joint
DE1930535421D DE535421C (de) 1929-06-18 1930-06-07 Fahrzeugdach, insbesondere fuer Kraftwagen
GB17853/30A GB342238A (en) 1929-06-18 1930-06-10 Improvements in or relating to the construction of vehicles
FR697345D FR697345A (fr) 1929-06-18 1930-06-13 Perfectionnements aux joints des tointures d'automobiles

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GB342238A (en) 1931-01-29
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