| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 296216070 | Roof opening edge structure | 32 |
| 20080258507 | SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH A TRIM EDGE FOR A VEHICLE ROOF WINDOW - A headliner and bracket cooperate to define a trim edge around a vehicle sunroof. The bracket may include a lip the wraps around an edge of the headliner and trim associated with the headliner. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090230733 | Vehicular roof structure - In a vehicular roof structure, a roof panel has a downwardly-bent roof panel flange formed on an inner edge portion thereof around the peripheral edge of a sunroof opening. Stiffener is disposed inwardly of the roof panel and having a stiffener flange that is welded to the reverse surface of the downwardly-bent roof panel flange at its portions corresponding to the corner portions. At the portions corresponding to the corner portions, the stiffener has a projecting portion projecting upward from the stiffener flange into abutment against the reverse surface of the roof panel in such a manner that a gap is formed between the reverse surface of the roof panel and a region of the stiffener around the projecting portion, and an adhesive is filled in the gap to fixedly adhere together the roof panel and the stiffener. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100127536 | SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH A TRIM EDGE FOR A VEHICLE ROOF WINDOW - A headliner and bracket cooperate to define a trim edge around a vehicle sunroof. The bracket may include a lip that wraps around an edge of the headliner and trim associated with the headliner. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20120248826 | PANEL STRUCTURE OF SUNROOF - A panel structure of a sunroof, includes a roof panel for opening and closing an opening of a vehicle roof, an inner panel fixedly attached to a bottom surface of the roof panel along a first outer peripheral portion of the roof panel, an engaging recessed portion provided at the inner panel and curved in a downward direction along the first outer peripheral portion, a second outer peripheral portion provided at the inner panel and positioned below the roof panel while being apart from the roof panel and being directed toward an edge portion of the opening, a weather strip mounted on the first outer peripheral portion, an engaging protruding portion provided at the weather strip, and a seal portion provided at the weather strip and being elastically contactable with the edge portion. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120248827 | Frame of an Openable Vehicle Roof and Method for Mounting a Frame of an Openable Vehicle Roof - The invention relates to a frame of an openable vehicle roof comprising two frame parts extending to the side of a roof opening, said frame parts being defined in each case by an end piece arranged on the rear end of the frame part. The invention is characterized in that a resiliently mounted stop element is integrally formed on the end piece, said stop element extending in the region between the frame parts. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for mounting a frame of an openable vehicle roof. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130187413 | ROOF ARRANGEMENT - A roof arrangement comprising a cover for closing the opening of a vehicle roof, and fastening plate that is connected to the cover in the edge areas thereof, the cover being height-adjustable relative to the vehicle roof. The roof arrangement can have a sealing lip foamed to the fastening plate for sealing at least some sections of the fastening plate relative to the vehicle roof. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140070571 | UPPER VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE WITH SUN ROOF - An upper vehicle body structure of a vehicle with a sun roof in which an edge of a roof panel at which the sun roof is installed may be connected to a center pillar positioned at a center among a plurality of pillars formed to extend in a height direction of the vehicle and arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, may include a ring reinforcement member attached to the roof panel so as to form a closed section with the roof panel, a gusset unit mounted under the center pillar and the ring reinforcement member, Wherein the sun roof may be connected to the gusset unit. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140084636 | Plastic component of a roof opening system - A method for manufacturing a sliding-roof frame of a roof-opening system of a motor vehicle in a tool having at least one mold cavity. One embodiment comprises the steps of: inserting at least one semifinished part configured in the shape of a panel into the tool; deep-drawing the semifinished part in the tool for configuring at least one deep-drawn section of the sliding-roof frame, wherein the semifinished part is formed from a glass-fiber reinforced thermoplastic and the step of deep drawing is a thermoforming process; then, introducing a plastic material into the mold cavity of the tool for forming at least one formed section, which is injection-molded or foamed, and for bonding said formed section to the deep-drawn section; and demolding the sliding-roof frame from the tool. | 03-27-2014 |
| 296216080 | Having guide | 24 |
| 20090127891 | Roof apparatus - A roof apparatus for a vehicle includes a pair of guide rails adapted to be mounted and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle along both sides of an opening provided at a vehicle roof, the pair of guide rails supporting a movable panel for opening and closing the opening and a frame extending in a width direction of the vehicle and connected with the guide rails, the frame made of a light alloy material and having a closed cross sectional shape when viewed in a direction perpendicular to a length direction thereof, the frame including a joining surface portion connected with each guide rail, an opposing surface portion opposing with the joining surface portion; and a hollow portion located between the joining surface portion and the opposing surface portion. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100038932 | PANORAMIC VEHICLE ROOF MODULE ASSEMBLIES - A panoramic vehicle roof module assembly is provided with front and rear cross members. A pair of extruded side rails are each mounted to the cross members. Each side rail has a front integrated roof track, a rear integrated roof track and an integrated sun shade track, each track formed therein along its length. A roof panel is supported by one of the integrated roof tracks of the side rails to interface with the front cross members. An intermediate cross member is mounted to the side rails and is interfaced with the roof panel. A second panel is provided mounted to the side rails to interface with the rear cross member and the intermediate cross member. The side rails each include an integrated support flange to mount the assembly to a vehicle. A method of manufacturing a panoramic vehicle roof module assembly is provided. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100038933 | PANORAMIC VEHICLE ROOF MODULE ASSEMBLIES - A panoramic vehicle roof assembly is provided with a first cross member and a second cross member. Each of the first and second cross members is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle body at spaced apart locations. A first extruded side rail and a second extruded side rail are respectively mounted to one of the first and second cross members at spaced apart locations. Each first and second side rail has a drive integrated roof track and an idler integrated roof track. At least one roof panel is supported by at least one of the integrated roof tracks of the side rails. A method of manufacturing a panoramic vehicle roof module assembly is provided. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100066130 | Automotive Vehicle Open Air System - An open air system for an automotive vehicle includes a moveable roof panel and can include a single pair of guide tracks that extends along the vehicle through which the moveable roof member travels. A backlite of the open air system and the roof panel can have a similar transverse contour. A seal member can define a boundary between a dry area and a wet area and the guide tracks can be positioned outside of the seal member in the wet area. A wind deflecting assembly can be included and can have a wind deflector moveable between a retracted position and a raised position and can be automatically actuated by a drive member that drives movement of the roof panel. The open air system can be a modular open air system that can be installed into a vehicle as a modular unit. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100327632 | INTERLOCKING MECHANISM OF SUNSHADE PANEL IN A SUNROOF DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide an interlocking mechanism of panels of a guide rail for roof panel and a guide rail for sunshade panel even in a case where both guide rails are mutually different in curvature. The interlocking mechanism enables the sunshade panel to move independently in an opening direction in either case of opening and closing of the roof panel, and prevent the sunshade panel from moving independently in a closing direction relative to the roof panel. The interlocking mechanism comprises an engaging member provided in the roof panel and an engaged member provided in the sunshade panel to engage with the engaging member. The engaging member and the engaged member are constituted to engage with each other in an upper-and-lower direction such that a relative position thereof varies according to a change of positional deviation between the first guide rail and the second guide rail. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110006563 | GLASS HEIGHT ADJUSTER FOR SUNROOF ASSEMBLY - A glass height adjuster for a sunroof assembly using a mounting bracket extension adapter. The present invention can include an extension adapter having a countersunk first opening on the lower portion, a second opening in the upper portion spaced a predetermined distance from the first opening to compensate for a vertical variance of the mounted movable surface to a vehicle roof; and the bracket configured to be placed and attached between a sunroof mounting bracket and a sunroof mechanism arm, whereby function of the movable surface is maintained. Additional features can include a lip on a lower edge to conform to a lower edge of the mechanism arm, or a tab to retain the mechanism arm from a first and second side of the mechanism arm. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110012391 | MECHANISM FOR AN ADJUSTABLE BODY COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a mechanism for generating pivot motions and displacement motions of a chassis component ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110025103 | VEHICLE ROOF WITH AT LEAST TWO COVER ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a vehicle roof with two cover elements, a front one of which can be deployed and a rear one of which serves as the sliding cover can be lowered under the stationary vehicle roof and displaced. An embodiment of the invention relates to an actuating mechanism of a drive slide which interacts with a deployment lever in order to swivel the front cover element, said lever being hinged to a support of the front cover element. The deployment movement of the deployment lever is supported by a spring. According to another aspect of the invention, the actuating mechanism comprises a slide unit which comprises one control track each for the front cover element and for the rear cover element. The control tracks are configured in such a manner that the displacement of the slide unit in the direction of the vehicle roof, starting from a closed position of both cover elements, first results in both cover elements being deployed, a continuous displacement of the slide unit in the same direction results in the rear cover element being swung back and lowered and in the rear cover element being retracted. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110198891 | HOLDING STRUCTURE OF GUIDE PIPE OF SUNROOF APPARATUS - A holding structure of a guide pipe of a sunroof apparatus is provided in which a guide pipe is difficult from being removed. In a frame | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110254322 | ROOF MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A roof module for a motor vehicle has an inner frame connected to a roof that has an opening for panorama roof parts that are displaceable in guide rails in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and have glass sections. A transversely running reinforcing support can be fit retrospectively in a central region of the inner frame of the roof module, as seen in the direction of travel, at a distance behind B pillars. Free ends of the reinforcing support are held in receiving brackets on frame parts on the longitudinal sides of the inner frame. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110260504 | Sun Roof having Carriage Element - A vehicle roof comprising at least one cover element, which selectively closes or at least partially exposes a roof opening and which, with respect to the vehicle longitudinal center plane, comprises a carrier element on either side, said carrier element being provided with a gate and interacting with an adjusting device, which is guided in a guide rail arranged in the vehicle longitudinal direction and comprises a carriage element, which interacts with the gate of the respective carrier element at least in order to pivot the cover element and comprises a guide section on which the carrier element rests. The guide section is formed by a wall of a plastic component, which can be elastically deformed and give way in a hollow space formed by the plastic component. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120025568 | Cover Element Carrier Having Control Slide - A vehicle roof having at least one cover element, which selectively closes or at least partially exposes a roof opening and which can be adjusted between a closed position and a lowered displacement position and, with respect to a vehicle longitudinal center plane, comprises a carrier element on either side, the carrier element comprising a guide path, which interacts with at least one guide element of a drive carriage for pivoting the cover element, the carriage being guided in a guide rail fixed to the roof. At least one rear-side control slide is disposed on the carrier element and guides the cover element in a guide channel of the respective guide rail during displacement of said element and secures the cover element against pivoting. When pivoting the cover element into the lowered displacement position, the rear-side control slide recedes into the respective guide channel of the respective guide rail while sliding over a ramp. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120043787 | SLIDING ROOF CONFIGURATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A sliding roof configuration is provided for a motor vehicle having a roof frame structure, on which a cover is guided so it is displaceable between a closed position and an open position using opposing lateral guide devices. The spacing of the opposing guide devices changes in this case viewed in the displacement direction of the cover and a guide device has multiple guide rails, which each extend in the displacement direction of the cover, and are situated offset to one another in the displacement direction and diagonally or perpendicularly thereto, and which are each implemented to guide one associated sliding element. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120091763 | SUNROOF APPARATUS - The present invention provides a sunroof apparatus including: a roof panel; a driving motor; and a shade. The roof panel is disposed in a fixed roof of a vehicle, for being moved in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle via sliders to be opened and closed. The sliders are coupled to driving wires. The driving motor is for driving the driving wires. The shade is wound around a winding shaft, to be drawn from the winding shaft, passed through an inclination displacement space, and then guided in shade guide rails, for being moved in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and thereby opening and closing an indoor opening. The inclination displacement space is inclined relative to a horizontal plane and formed between the winding shaft and the shade guide rails. The driving motor is disposed within the inclination displacement space in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120153685 | SUNROOF MOUNTING DEVICE - A sunroof mounting device is provided, which includes guide rails of which the entire width is reduced by a pair of first and second guiders arranged up and down such that a moving-connecting portion connected to a sunroof is vertically combined in an open space from a side, such that the space opened by the sunroof is not covered by guide rails and improved open feel. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120235448 | SLIDING ROOF SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A sliding roof system, in particular for motor vehicles, with at least one guide rail, a carriage which is shiftable in the guide rail, a guide element located at the front, which can cooperate with a cover of the sliding roof, and a swing-out lever located at the rear, which likewise can cooperate with the cover and can be moved by the carriage from a starting position into a position swung out, is wherein the swing-out lever is mounted on the guide rail with a fixed swivel axis and that at least in the starting position the end of the swing-out lever associated to the cover lies on the side of the swivel axis facing the carriage. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130020838 | ROOF APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A roof apparatus for a vehicle includes a shoe member including a body member integrally including first and second sliding portions and a seat portion, the shoe member including a plate member integrally including a base portion, a stay portion, and first and second fitting portions, an engagement recess formed at the base portion, and an engagement protrusion formed at the seat portion to be elastically deformable and being inserted into the engagement recess. A distance between the first and second sliding portions is specified to be greater than a distance obtained by a sum of a length of the base portion and a projection length of the second fitting portion, and to be smaller than a distance obtained by a sum of the length of the base portion, the projection length of the second fitting portion, and a projection length of the first fitting portion. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130088052 | ROOF ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A roof assembly for a vehicle roof opening comprises a pair of guide rails extending in a non-parallel way and at a distance from each other. At least one closure element is adjustable in order to at least cover and at least partly open the opening. At least one pair of sliding elements opposite of each other on each of opposite sides of the closure element is provided for slidably engaging in the respective guide rail. The sliding elements are slidably connected to the closure element in a substantially lateral direction. A biasing device is used for biasing the sliding elements relative to the closure element in a substantially lateral direction by being attached to the closure element on one end and being operatively connected to each pair of opposite sliding elements on the other end with interposition of a synchronizing device equalizing the movements of the sliding elements. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130214563 | Frame for open roof construction - A frame for an open roof construction is provided, said frame comprising at least one channel member for guiding a drive member, such as a drive cable. Said channel member, as seen in cross section, comprises a base part which is defined by a corresponding local depression of the frame and a cover part connected to said base part. The connection between said base part and said cover part is continuous over the length of said channel member. It is possible that the cover part is connected to the base part through die slide injection molding. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130241244 | OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR A VEHICLE - An open roof construction for a vehicle is provided, comprising a roof opening in a stationary roof part, a movable panel for opening and closing said roof opening and two panel operating assemblies positioned at two opposite longitudinal sides of the roof opening. As seen in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the panel operating assemblies have a varying width in the transverse direction of the vehicle. In one embodiment the width of the panel operating assemblies varies in a gradual and/or step-wise fashion. In another embodiment the width of the panel operating assemblies decreases in a forward and/or backward direction of the vehicle. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130307294 | SIDE TRACK FOR A VEHICULAR SUN ROOF - A side track for a vehicular sun roof comprises a first portion having a longitudinal extension for supporting the sun roof, and a second portion extending side by side, and connected to, at least a part of the first portion. Furthermore, at least a part of the second portion is arranged to pivot in relation to the first portion in order to absorb impact energy from a colliding object. A sun roof arrangement comprising such a side track, and a vehicle comprising such a sun roof arrangement or side track are also provided. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140084637 | DRIVE MECHANISM AND OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION PROVIDED THEREWITH - A drive mechanism includes a guide channel and a slide shoe. The guide channel comprises a first part extending in a substantially horizontal direction for moving the shoe on a first level, and a second part extending downwardly relative to the horizontal direction for moving the shoe to a lower second level. A drive member attaches to the shoe and extends along the channel, substantially parallel to the first part. The guide channel defines two spaced guide channel parts cooperating with two corresponding guide shoe parts. The guide shoe between its spaced guide shoe parts includes a recess allowing the guide shoe to move from the first to the second level without engaging the drive member. The drive member is located within the vertical projection at a level above the level assumed by at least one of the guide shoe parts when the guide shoe is at its second level. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140084638 | DRIVE MECHANISM AND OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION PROVIDED THEREWITH - A drive mechanism comprising a guide channel and a cooperating slide shoe the which guide channel comprises a first part extending in a substantially horizontal direction configured to move the shoe on a first level and a second part extending downwardly relative to said substantially horizontal direction configured to move the shoe to a lower second level an elongate drive member is attached to the shoe and extends along the channel, substantially in parallel to the first part of the channel. At least one portion of the shoe moves relative to the remainder of the shoe so as not to interfere with the drive member when the shoe is positioned at the lower second level. The drive member is located within the vertical projection at a level above the level assumed by the lowermost part of the guide shoe when the guide shoe is positioned at the lower second level. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20150061326 | ROOF APPARATUS - A roof apparatus includes: a movable panel opening and closing an opening of a roof of a vehicle; a mounting member including a mounting wall extending upright in one direction along an edge portion of the opening; and a weather strip having an attaching portion including pinching strips pinching the mounting wall therebetween, a first seal portion connected to the attaching portion and coming into liquid-tight contact with an opening end edge, and a second seal portion connected to the attaching portion and coming into liquid-tight contact with a peripheral edge in a fully closed state. A mounting depression depressed in the inner and outer direction of the vehicle is formed on the mounting wall. The attaching portion includes a lip portion connected to one of the pinching strips facing the mounting depression, and engageably inserted into the mounting depression. | 03-05-2015 |
