Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1985-11-20
1987-07-07
Reeves, Robert B.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
296220, 296223, 296224, B60J 7047, B60J 7185
Patent
active
046782281
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a sliding roof for a vehicle, comprising a panel, which in its forward position closes an opening in the fixed roof and which, upon operation of an actuating member, raises its rear edge and is partly displaceable outside the roof opening into positions above the fixed roof, the panel being pivotable about a horizontal transverse shaft and being supported near its front edge by at least one front support, which is movable backwardly and forwardly in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A lever is pivotally mounted at its lower end with respect to the vehicle and has at least three guide elements formed on its upper end including a pin that is slidably mounted in a first longitudinally extending slot formed underneath the panel, and a protrusion that extends from an opposite side of the lever from the pin which is mounted in a second slot also formed underneath to the panel. The protrusion acts as a latch with respect to a pin that is fixed in the second slot, and the protrusion, which is permanently mounted in the second slot, moves to a position to release the latch and permit the panel to slide rearwardly after the lever has pivoted to a selected position as the front support is moved rearwardly. The panel is held securely throughout its movement by at least two elements.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4407541 (1983-10-01), Boots
Pedder Dennis H.
Reeves Robert B.
Vermeulen-Hollandia Octrooien II B.V.
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