Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1996-03-05
1998-08-11
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
296223, 296224, B60J 7047
Patent
active
057917280
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a device for guiding the cover of a vehicle sliding roof in the region of a roof aperture of a vehicle roof, with mechanical means for controlling the movement of the sliding roof cover.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In customary manner the vehicle sliding roof cover is guided in the region of the roof aperture at both of the borders of the roof aperture which extend along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, by means of mechanical movement guide means for the sliding roof cover provided there. With special structural shapes, in particular trapezoidal sliding roof covers having a front edge longer than the rear edge, stable guidance of the sliding roof cover when raised or swung outwards at its rear edge raises problems.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore the object of the invention to achieve a reliable guidance of the sliding roof cover along the longitudinal direction for special structural shapes, in particular trapezoidal sliding roof covers.
According to the invention this object is achieved by having the mechanical means for controlling the movement of the sliding roof cover extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in the middle between both lateral borders of the roof aperture.
In a preferred manner the mechanical means for controlling the movement of the sliding roof cover can be provided on a central support extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in the middle of the roof aperture. One or two mechanical means may be provided on the support for controlling the movement of the sliding roof cover. A pivotal point or axis of rotation, formed at the front edge, for a swing-out movement of the cover can be movable along this central support in the longitudinal direction of the support.
The device for controlling the movement of a cover of a vehicle sliding roof, as described in the German Patent Specification P 43 20 106.7, can serve as mechanical means for controlling the movement of the sliding roof cover.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be described in more detail with reference to the Figures. These show:
FIG. 1: a side view of the closed sliding roof;
FIG. 2: a side view with a sliding roof cover swung-out at the rear edge, in a front position;
FIG. 3: a side view with a sliding roof cover swung-out at the rear edge, in a rear position;
FIG. 4: a perspective view, seen obliquely from above, of the sliding roof cover position illustrated in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5: a perspective view of the sliding roof cover position illustrated in FIG. 3;
FIGS. 6 to 9: various operating positions of the device for controlling the cover movement;
FIG. 10: a cross-section through a guide track for the carriage movement;
FIG. 11: an overall view of the control device in which various cover positions and positions, in particular the two end positions, are shown; and
FIG. 12: an exploded view of the essential component parts of the control means for the cover movement.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In FIG. 5, in particular, a central support 36 can be seen. This central support 36 extends along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle within a roof aperture 35 in the region of which the sliding roof cover 8 is adapted to be swung-out and slidable. The two longitudinal borders 33 and 34 of the sliding roof aperture 35 are matched to the obliquely extending two side edges of the trapezoidal sliding roof cover 8, so that in a closed position (FIG. 1) the sliding roof aperture 35 is tightly shut.
At the cover front edge 27 a pivotal point or axis of rotation for the swing-out movement (FIGS. 2 to 5) of the sliding roof cover 8 is formed on the support 36 by the control means illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 12. This pivotal point or axis of rotation is slidable along the support 36 in the longitudinal direction, as can be seen particularly from the illustration of FIGS. 3 and 5. In this manner a reliable guidance of the swung-out sliding roof cover is achieved, even with
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Pedder Dennis H.
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