Sunroof for motor vehicles

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1998-09-11

2000-05-16

Pedder, Dennis H.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Roof structure

296218, 296224, B60J 708

Patent

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060626372

ABSTRACT:
A sunroof, for a motor vehicle having a roof opening, includes a roof frame locatable in the roof opening for defining the perimeter of the roof opening and at least one panel fitting within the roof frame arranged to close the roof opening. The panel is hingedly mounted to the roof frame at a forward panel edge so that the panel can pivot about the hinged mounting so as to rise at a rear panel edge to open the sunroof. A positioning device is arranged adjacent the rear panel edge to hold the panel open. The positioning device includes at least an upper link and a lower link connected pivotally together at a knee joint which is movable with respect to the roof frame, with the upper link being connected to the panel at the end of the panel opposite the knee joint and the lower link being connected to the roof frame. A clamp is arranged at the knee joint to lock the knee joint. The knee joint being such that the links form at least a part of a lamella pack construction where adjacent lamellae interact frictionally under compressive forces produced by the clamp to lock the knee joint.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2164515 (1939-07-01), Goserud
patent: 4618176 (1986-10-01), Farmont

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