Title:
【発明の名称】車輛用物品キャリヤの側部レール及びその製造方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3366218
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A vehicle article carrier having a pair of one-piece, integrally formed side rail members. Each side rail member has a side rail portion and a pair of end supports integrally formed with terminal ends of the side rail portion. The side rail portion includes a hollow area formed therein and extending along the entire length of the side rail portion. Each end support further includes an inaccessible hollow portion in communication with the hollow portion formed in the side rail portion. Each side rail member forms a lightweight yet rigid member which does not require molding lines, seams or other markings on any portion of the outer surface which is clearly visible to an observer once the side rail members are mounted on an outer body surface of a vehicle. The cost of manufacture is also reduced because the number of molding tools needed to manufacture the side rail member is reduced, as is the complexity and time to assemble the side rail members to an outer body surface of a vehicle. The method of manufacture of the invention further permits the side rail portions of the side rail members to be formed with varying shapes and functional features which would not be possible with conventional roll forming and extrusion techniques.
Inventors:
John S. Kuchelan
John Michael Hucart
John Michael Hucart
Application Number:
JP10963497A
Publication Date:
January 14, 2003
Filing Date:
April 25, 1997
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Jac Products,Inc.
International Classes:
B60R9/045; B29C45/00; B29C45/17; B60R9/04; (IPC1-7): B60R9/045
Domestic Patent References:
| JP632178A | ||||
| JP7195981A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)