Sliding roof for automobiles

US4475767A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Rockwell Golde GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Rainer Grimm · Frankfurt, DE
• Horst Bohm · Frankfurt, DE
• Peter Schafer · Pfungstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 29, 1982
• Grant date: Oct 9, 1984
• Expiry date: Oct 29, 2002

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J10/82
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A sliding roof for automobiles, comprising a raisable lid associated with a roof opening, which lid is pivotally journalled in the region of its forward edge about a horizontal axis oriented transversely to the direction of travel, is supported slidably on lateral guide rails on the forward third of its length and thereby can be displaced partly over the rear, fixed roof surface in its raised position while maintaining its raised angle, a raising device consisting of a threaded telescopic device participating displacements being provided in the region of the support on each side of the lid, the threaded nut of which is connected rotationally locked with a pinion coaxial therewith, which is in engagement with a threaded cable, journalled displaceably in tension and compression transmitting manner, of a drive device.