Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1997-04-15
1999-05-25
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
29621607, 29621608, B60J 7057
Patent
active
059064129
ABSTRACT:
To provide a sliding construction for a sunroof which is capable of absorbing dimensional errors between a guide rail and a slider, preventing a panel from vertically and transversely vibrating, and allowing the panel to slide with a decreased sliding resistance, while avoiding any disadvantages, such as deformation even under a load, according to preferred embodiments, a sliding construction for a sunroof of the type having an opening formed in a fixed vehicle roof which is opened and closed by a cover panel which is supported on a guide rail having a longitudinally extending guide groove by at least one slider that is slidably disposed in the guide groove has the slider transversely movably fitted over a slider mounting portion of the cover panel. At least one of the slider and the guide groove have a sliding face with an inclined surface which slopes toward a vertical center of the guide groove in a direction into the guide groove, and at least one elastic member elastically presses the slider into the guide groove, such that opposing sliding faces come into contact with each other.
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Pape Joseph D.
Patel Kiran
Safran David S.
Webasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH
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