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Vehicle roof with a roof panel that can be pivoted open

US5709427A · kind A · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Webasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH · DE

Inventors

Manfred Farber · Wielenbach, DE
Thomas Wikelski · Schlagenhofen, DE
Johann Mayer · Wernberg-Köblitz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 1996
Grant date	Jan 20, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60J7/0015
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle roof with a roof panel (3) that can be pivoted to open, with a window shade (7) that is located under the roof panel (3) for alternately covering or at least partially uncovering the roof panel (3). The window shade (7) can be wound on a roller (8) and is connected to at least one rigid element (10, 24, 25) that runs crosswise to the direction of movement of the shade and is guided in longitudinally running lateral guide elements (11). To reduce the structural height of the vehicle roof or to increase the headroom for the passengers, guide elements (11) for the window shade are raised by a lifting mechanism (14) when window shade (7) is moved in a closing direction and are lowered when it is moved in an opening direction.

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