Sliding apparatus for sunroof of an automobile
AssigneeAisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
InventorsRyan Heins, Shintaro Katsura
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Abstract
A sliding apparatus for a sunroof of an automobile including a shoe having a first channel and a second channel slidably connected to a rail, a guide block including a front channel connecting a lower channel to form a first path, and a rear channel connecting to an upper channel to form a second path, and a lever with a first pin projecting from a first side and a second side, a second pin projecting from the first side and a third pin projecting from the second side. The first pin is connected to the front channel and the second pin is connected to the rear channel on the first side, and the first pin is connected to the first channel and the third pin is connected to the second channel on a second side.
Claims16
A sliding apparatus for a sunroof of an automobile, comprising:
- a shoe having a first channel and a second channel slidably connected to a rail;
- a guide block including a front channel connecting a lower channel to form a first path, and a rear channel connecting to an upper channel to form a second path;
- a lever including a first pin projecting from a first side and a second side, a second pin projecting from the first side, and a third pin projecting from the second side,
- wherein the first pin is connected to the front channel of the guide block and the second pin is connected to the rear channel of the guide block on the first side, and the first pin is connected to the first channel of the shoe and the third pin is connected to the second channel of the shoe on the second side,
- wherein the first pin travels along the first path in the guide block, and the second pin travels along the second path in the guide block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.