Vehicle sunroof mounting assembly and method

摘要

An assembly for mounting a sunroof frame (20) within a vehicle roof opening (14) includes a pair of guiderails (24) for slidably supporting a sunroof within the opening along longitudinal sides and a pair of frame members for supporting forward and rearward portions of the sunroof within the opening. Each guiderail (24) has a flanged mounting portion located at either end and each frame member has a trough mounting portion located at either end. The flanged mounting portions are positioned adjacent to the to the trough mounting portions in an overlapping relationship at each corner of the opening. A double-sided adhesive strip (54) is mounted between the trough (62) and flanged (66) mounting portions to secure and seal the guiderails to the frame members. <IMAGE>