Patent · US Expired

Vehicle roof

US7296851B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

10References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Edscha Cabrio-Dachsysteme GmbH · DE

Inventors

Robert Kronseder · Hohenpolding, DE
Klaus Obendiek · Passau, DE
Walter Pecho · Ringelai, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 1, 2006
Grant date	Nov 20, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

A vehicle roof, comprising an opening roof panel, which can be moved from a first, closed roof position into a second, fully opened roof position, the roof panel being held essentially parallel to the rest of the vehicle roof and at a distance from the rest of the vehicle roof in the second roof position; a lateral guide, the roof panel being guided at least during a part of an opening movement on the guide; a third, partially opened roof position in which the roof panel is held in a position that is essentially inclined with respect to the rest of the vehicle roof, rising counter to the direction of travel; and an elevating means for elevating a front edge area of the roof panel.

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