Slide tilt roof apparatus

Details Slide tilt roof apparatus Slide tilt roof apparatus

1997-01-14

1998-12-08

Pedder, Dennis H.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Roof structure

296223, B60J 705

Patent

active

058459596

ABSTRACT:
A slide tilt roof apparatus in which an engagement protiona to the rear end of a rising/falling link can be guided when the rising/falling link forwardly pivots and also when the link pivots up, whereby the posture of the rising/falling link can be changed by a single member, and the apparatus can be manufactured simply and easily is obtained. In particular, a panel (4) is upwardly tilted from a closed position of an opening portion (3) by a forward movement of a rising/falling link (9), downwardly tilted from the closed position by a forward tilt pivoting of the rising/falling link while moving it rearwardly, and can be moved to a fully open position by a rearward movement of the rising/falling link (9) from the tilt lowered position. An engagement portion (10) is provided on the rear side of the rising/falling link (9), and a rise/fall reataining portion (11) for rearwardly upwardly guiding the engagement portion (10) when the rising/falling link (9) forwardly tilt pivots and retaining the rising/falling link (9) is provided on a member which is longitudinally movable following the movement of the lifters (6), the rising/falling retaining portion (10) defining a guide surface (11A) for guiding the rising/falling link (9) forwardly downward so as to cause the link (9) to pivot into an erected state.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4995665 (1991-02-01), Ichinose
patent: 5718472 (1998-02-01), Otake et al.

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