Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1988-07-08
1991-01-08
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
296224, B60J 705, B60J 719
Patent
active
049829955
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed a lid regulating device for use in a sun roof structure of a motor vehicle or the like. The lid regulating device comprises a guide rail extending along each side of a sun roof opening and secured to a body of the vehicle; a first sliding shoe slidably engaged with the guide rail, the first sliding shoe having an extension which is pivotally connected to a front portion of the lid, the extension having a stopper opening formed therethrough; a stopper structure including a holder securedly mounted on the guide rail, a stopper pin axially movably held by the holder, and a spring for biasing the stopper pin outwardly, the stopper pin being projected into the stopper opening of the extension of the first sliding shoe when the lid is brought to its fully closed position; an operation lever pivotally connected to the first sliding shoe, the operation lever having a projection which, when the lid assuming the fully closed position is tilted downward, pushes the stopper pin against the force of the biasing spring thereby to disengage the stopper pin from the stopper opening; and a second sliding shoe slidably engaged with the guide rail and supporting a rear portion of the lid, the second sliding shoe having a lift mechanism mounted thereon to tilt the lid upward and downward about the front portion of the lid.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4647105 (1987-03-01), Pollard
Ohi Seisakusho Co. Ltd.
Pedder Dennis H.
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