Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Reexamination Certificate
2008-08-07
2010-12-14
Pedder, Dennis H (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
C296S222000, C296S224000, C296S216030
Reexamination Certificate
active
07850231
ABSTRACT:
A vehicular sunroof apparatus includes a sunroof panel having a front panel and a rear panel configured to open and close an opening formed in a vehicle roof. A first drive mechanism effects rising/lowering and opening/closing movements of the front panel relative to the opening of the vehicle roof. A second drive mechanism effects rising/lowering and opening/closing movements of the rear panel relative to the opening of the vehicle roof. The second drive mechanism comprises a rear panel support stay that supports the rear panel, a stay extension connected to the rear panel support stay and mounted to undergo sliding and vertical swinging movement relative to the vehicle roof, and a stopper member that is mounted on the vehicle roof and that provides an upper limit of vertical swing of the stay extension.
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Hotta Kouichi
Ito Yoshiyasu
Tamura Michio
Tsukamoto Hiroyuki
Adams & Wilks
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Pedder Dennis H
Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.
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