Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1985-11-21
1987-10-13
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
296223, 296224, B60J 705, B60J 7057, B60J 7185
Patent
active
046994211
ABSTRACT:
Sliding and lifting roof for vehicles, having a cover, which in its closed position closes a roof opening, which cover is guided on guide tracks parallel to the side edges of the roof opening, connected with an actuating member by way of a lifting mechanism which is adjustable in a direction relative to the displacement of the cover, and which can be raised above the fixed roof surface by displacing the actuating member, or can be slidably displaced after lowering below the fixed roof surface. The lifting mechanism has a sliding retaining bracket and a lifting lever, that are relatively displaceable by the actuating member. The lifting lever, at one end, is connected with the cover and at an opposite end is pivotably supported about a shaft and is longitudinally and slidably guided by a limited distance in the direction of cover displacement, with respect to the sliding retaining bracket. Furtermore, the sliding retaining bracket has an elongated cam surface and an elongated guide track that define a fixed path of movement for the lifting lever in conjunction with follower rollers carried by the lifting lever which travel along the length of the cam surface and guide track, the cam surface and guide track being provided, at least in part, along the length of a finger-shaped bracket element of the retaining bracket.
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patent: 4403805 (1983-09-01), Strem, Jr. et al.
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patent: 4566730 (1986-01-01), Knabe et al.
patent: 4601512 (1986-07-01), Boots
Igel Richard
Jardin Hans
Schaetzler Walter
Schleicher Bernhard
Pedder Dennis H.
Webasto-Werk W. Baier GmbH & Co.
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