Folding glass sunroof

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1990-04-23

1991-10-08

Pedder, Dennis H.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Roof structure

296219, 296220, 296224, B60J 711, B60J 712, B60J 719

Patent

active

050548468

ABSTRACT:
A motor vehicle with a fixed roof that has a roof opening defining a forward edge, a rear edge, a pair of side edges and a closure for the roof opening. A central hinge hingedly divides the closure panel into a forward panel having a forward edge and an aft edge, and a rear panel having a forward edge and an aft edge. The central hinge permits jackknife folding movement of the panels in relation to each other between an unfolded position closing the roof opening and a folded position. A central handle integral with the central hinge assists the movement of the panels to and from the unfolded position closing the roof opening. A separable hinge hingedly connects the aft edge of the rear panel to the rear edge of the roof opening permitting rotation of the jackknife folded forward and rear panels to a stored position cantilevered rearwardly of the roof opening and overlying the fixed roof. Separation of the separable hinge permits the removal of the panels from the fixed roof. A pair of brackets are mounted on the fixed roof on the side edges of the roof opening. Each bracket has a channel and a slot. A pair of rotatable attachment links, each link interconnect between one of the channels and the forward panel near the forward edge for guiding the panels. The pair of rotatable attachment links are disengagable from the channels to enable removal of the panels.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3994525 (1976-11-01), Brietschwerdt et al.
patent: 4474405 (1984-10-01), Kloppe et al.
patent: 4723812 (1988-02-01), Masuda et al.
patent: 4786102 (1988-11-01), Sakamoto et al.
patent: 4801174 (1989-01-01), Hirshberg et al.

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