Patent · US Expired

Vehicle roof

US4659140A · kind A · utility

31Cited by

1References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Webasto-Werk W. Baier GmbH & Co. · DE

Inventors

Arpad Fuerst · Munich, DE
Bernhard Wingen · Straubing, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 27, 1986
Grant date	Apr 21, 1987
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2006

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20864
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Vehicle having a cover arrangement which, in a closed position, covers a roof opening. The cover arrangement is movable by way of an actuating mechanism, having a minimum of two synchronized members, with differeing speed ratios, which are connected to a single primary drive. For transmitting the primary drive to the members to be moved, there is a reversible distributor gear assembly which has a plurality of gear elements. The distributor gear assembly has one input shaft and a minimum of two output shafts which, based upon the relative position of the gear elements of the distributor gear assembly can be individually actuated or jointly actuated via the gear elements with differing transmission ratios.

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