Frame arrangement for a vehicle roof

US4968090A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Webasto AG Fahrzeugtechnik · DE

Inventors

• Bernd Schleicher · Hersbruck, DE
• Alfons Lutz · Grafing, DE
• Hans Jardin · Herrsching am Ammersee, DE
• Karl Dworschak · Munich, DE
• Peter Wolf · Tonawanda, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 20, 1990
• Grant date: Nov 6, 1990
• Expiry date: Feb 20, 2010

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J7/02
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A frame arrangement for a vehicle roof of the type having a roof opening which can be closed and selectively at least partially opened by displacement of a cover panel by actuating cables, the cover being guided by guide element tracks on the side parts of a support frame. According to the invention, the frame arrangement is provided with a guide part, which is set on the frame and which contains guide channels for the actuating cables and forms an upper sliding surface of the lateral tracks for the guide element. Advantageously, the guide part is constructed of a U shape that extends over the side parts and the front side of the frame. Preferably, this guide part is produced of plastic, while the frame consists of a sheet metal part.