Vehicle roof device
US8814257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/0573
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a vehicle roof device equipped with a sunroof member and a sunshade member driven by respective electric motors, an operation switch includes an operation member to be operated by a vehicle occupant, the operation member being movable between a neutral position, an opening operation position and a closing operation position, where the opening and closing operation positions are displaced from the neutral position in different directions. The vehicle roof device further includes a control unit configured which, when the operation member is moved to one of the opening and closing operation positions, controls the electric motors so as to drive the sunroof member and the sunshade member in an operation mode determined based on a relationship of a duration of the operation member held at the one of the opening operation position and the closing operation position with two different threshold time periods.
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