Top sliding roof for automobiles

US5303974A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Rockwell Golde GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Albert Schlapp · Dreieich, DE
• Gunter Pfeifer · Niedernberg, DE
• Ralf Heindl · Goldbach, DE
• Bernhard Scheuermann · Mühlheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 14, 1993
• Grant date: Apr 19, 1994
• Expiry date: Jan 14, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R13/0212
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A top sliding roof or top sliding-lifting roof for automobiles, having a sliding lid (3) slidably guided above the fixed roof surface (1) on lateral guide rails, which sliding lid is surrounded at the front and sides by an outer frame (4) and against which a sealing profile (9) bears from below for sealing the roof opening (2), possesses a single-piece, especially streamlined outer frame (4), adjoining the sliding lid (3) in sealed manner and with a smooth surface and making possible a pre-assembly, which outer frame protects the guiding and functional components of the roof construction against fouling.