Sliding roofs for automobiles
US4085965A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1976 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/05
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automobile sliding roof, adapted to be alternatively positioned, includes a rigid sliding cover guided with forward and rear sliding shoes on laterally-mounted guide rails in the automobile roof opening, thrust-transmitting cables engaging the rear sliding shoes, pivot bearings on the forward sliding shoes permitting pivotal action of the cover about a horizontal axis extending transversely to the sliding direction, guide blocks secured to the longitudinal edges of the cover into which guide pins mounted on the rear sliding shoes engage and by which the cover, from its closed position, can be pivoted such that its rear edge is above the automobile roof surface or can be rearwardly slid underneath the roof surface.
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