Guide rail for a sliding roof system and method of producing such a guide rail

US9102216B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Daimler AG · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Vogel · Brigachtal, DE
• Rainer Grimm · Frankfurt, DE
• Stefan Kunkel · Aschaffenburg, DE
• Jurgen Schrader · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 4, 2011
• Grant date: Aug 11, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 5, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A guide rail (10) for a vehicle sliding roof system, having a guide (22) which can receive a sliding element (18) for shifting motion that is coupled to a cover of the sliding roof system, the guide (22) including a shifting section (17) that extends in a substantially straight line, and the guide rail (10) being made of metal, in particular of an aluminum alloy, is characterized in that it includes a lifting section (16) which integrally adjoins the shifting section (17) and extends obliquely to the direction of extent of the shifting section (17). Also described is a method of producing a guide rail for a vehicle sliding roof system.