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Title:
車両及び屋根組立体
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4234455
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A vehicle has a roof assembly for opening an opening (1) in its fixed roof (2). It comprises a frame (3) attached to the vehicle roof and a panel (4) which is movably supported by said stationary part and which can be adjusted by means of an adjusting mechanism (5) including a driving slide (6). The panel is movable between a closed position for closing the roof opening, and an open, rearward position for being at least partially above the roof area behind the roof opening, in which the roof opening is at least partially released. The frame (3) is fitted with at least one front longitudinal guide track (7) extending at least along the roof opening (1), whereas a rear longitudinal guide track (8) is mounted at least substantially rearward of the roof opening. The closure element (4) is supported near its front side by a front support (9) which is movably guided by said front longitudinal guide track (7), and which is supported rearwards thereof by a lifting device (10) comprising a guiding device (20,21;27) for engagement in said rear longitudinal guide track (8) upon rearward movement of the panel (4). The lifting device (10) is adapted to tilt the panel (4) from the closed position in the roof opening (1) to an upwardly inclined venting position on the one hand and to move the panel (4) from the closed position reawardly on the other hand.

Inventors:
Peter Christian Leonardus Johannes Mandels
Egbert Boelusma
Application Number:
JP2003017985A
Publication Date:
March 04, 2009
Filing Date:
January 27, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Inalfa Roof Systems Group Buffet
International Classes:
B60J7/05; B60J7/043
Domestic Patent References:
JP2000335246A
JP11059193A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masatake Shiga
Tadashi Takahashi
Takashi Watanabe
Masakazu Aoyama
Suzuki Mitsuyoshi
Kazuya Nishi
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mitsuhiro