Title:
車両ルーフ構造
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5108903
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
In a vehicle roof system for closing and opening a roof opening (2a) formed in a fixed roof panel (2) of a vehicle with a moveable roof panel (4), an onboard device (30) is located in a laterally central part of the fixed roof panel (2) adjacent to a front edge of the roof opening, and an electric motor (24) for actuating the moveable roof panel is also located adjacent to the front edge of the roof opening but in a laterally offset and longitudinally overlapping relationship with the onboard device. As the electric motor and onboard device do not overlap each other in plan view, the thickness of the roof can be minimized. As the electric motor and onboard device overlap each other in side view, the distance between the upper edge of the front windshield and the front edge of the roof opening can be minimized, and this improves the field of view of the vehicle occupants.
Inventors:
Hajime Katayama
Ayumu Mitsuhashi
Ayumu Mitsuhashi
Application Number:
JP2010019121A
Publication Date:
December 26, 2012
Filing Date:
January 29, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
B60J7/057; B60J3/02; B62D25/06
Domestic Patent References:
| JP58167216U | ||||
| JP5024437A | ||||
| JP5330389A | ||||
| JP61105215A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent business corporation Oshima patent office
Yoichi Oshima
Yoichi Oshima