Roof door structure for vehicles

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1985-08-30

1987-05-12

Reeves, Robert B.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Roof structure

296216, 296224, 292170, 292DIG5, B60R 1302, B60J 716, B60J 719

Patent

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046644407

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle roof structure including a stationary roof panel having an opening and a movable roof panel having a contour conforming to the opening. A handle is attached to the movable roof panel for manually positioning the movable roof panel. A support structure is connected to the stationary roof panel along the opening for releasably receiving a sliding bar extending from the handle. The support structure includes a plate secured to the stationary roof panel and a wall portion connected to the plate and defining a locking hole formed within the wall portion to receive the sliding bar. The handle includes an unlocking member for disengaging the sliding bar when positioned within the locking hole. In addition, the sliding bar contains a cam surface having a projection for contacting the unlocking member. Further, as least one inner panel is slidably positioned along the opening of the vehicle roof structure and supported by the wall portion.

REFERENCES:
patent: 655543 (1900-08-01), Bohlen
patent: 3385622 (1968-05-01), Winger
patent: 3751087 (1973-08-01), Hawkins
patent: 4005901 (1977-02-01), Lutke et al.
patent: 4422687 (1983-12-01), Kaltz et al.
patent: 4422689 (1983-12-01), Yamamoto et al.

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