ARRANGEMENTS FOR FORMING ROOF STRUCTURES OF VEHICLE BODIES

摘要

The arrangement for forming a roof structure of a vehicle body comprises a set of front and rear roof panel members disposed to face each other with an opening between. A pair of roof rail members are disposed at both sides of the front and rear roof panel members to extend in a direction of the length of the vehicle body and face each other with the opening between. The roof rail members include inner and outer panels connected together and a connecting flange which projects laterally toward the inside of the vehicle body. A frame member is disposed to engage partially with the front and rear roof panels and the roof rail members to form a loop surrounding the opening.