Retractable closure particularly sliding roof apparatus for a mo

Details Retractable closure particularly sliding roof apparatus for a mo Retractable closure particularly sliding roof apparatus for a mo

1983-03-01

1985-02-12

Song, Robert R.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Roof structure

49372, B60J 718

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044987013

ABSTRACT:
A retractable closure for an aperture, particularly suited as a sliding roof apparatus for motor vehicles, is disclosed. A retractable panel is mounted for generally horizontal translation without jogs between a first, closed position substantially flush with the upper surface of the structure and covering said aperture and a second, open position over a stationary panel in a recessed area adjacent said aperture. A liftable panel is provided above the stationary panel and moves between a first, lowered position 10 substantially flush with the upper surface of the structure and covering the recessed area and a second, raised position in which it creates a vertical space between its lower surface and the stationary panel into which vertical space the retractable panel translates in moving into its second, open position. Actuators for the retractable and liftable panels may be either separate or combined. In a preferred embodiment, while separate actuating mechanisms are provided for the retractable and liftable panels, the former acts on the latter during the initial opening phases to initiate the lifting.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2193607 (1940-03-01), Votypka
patent: 2193608 (1940-03-01), Votypka
patent: 3075807 (1963-01-01), Werner
patent: 4231608 (1980-11-01), Sorensen
patent: 4346932 (1983-08-01), Iwata et al.

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