Patent · US Expired

Retractable roof for vehicles

US6942286B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by

42References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Meritor Automotive GmbH · DE

Inventors

Horst Bohm · Frankfurt, DE
Rainer Grimm · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 10, 2003
Grant date	Sep 13, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 5, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60J7/047
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A retractable roof for vehicles having at least one cover panel, selectively closing a roof opening. The cover panel can be displaced above the roof skin along guides which have extensions that extend beyond the rear edge of the roof opening. These extensions extend essentially below the roof skin of the fixed roof area.

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