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Vehicle roof with a movable roof section

US7644980B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 2006
Grant dateJan 12, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J7/02
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle roof with a movable roof section which can be deployed into a ventilation position by means of a deploy and/or displacement mechanism and/or then displaced above or below the vehicle roof or an at least temporarily stationary roof section for at least partially releasing a roof opening in the vehicle roof. The deploy and/or displacement mechanism comprises at least one vertical gate (9) which has at least one guide web (10), disposed perpendicular to the gate (9) and having slide tracks (15, 16) that are at least partially encircled by a slide element of a slide (8) that can be displaced along a guide rail. The gate (9) is produced from metal and the guide web (10) at least partially from plastic. In order to provide a simple and stable gate (9) having good sliding properties, the gate (9) comprises a plurality of spaced-apart openings (11) for anchoring the plastic (14) of the guide webs (10).

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