Drip mechanism of sunroof device
AssigneeWebasto SE
InventorsKoji Sawahata, Toru Shibue
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AssigneeWebasto SE
InventorsKoji Sawahata, Toru Shibue
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To allow receiving rain water by moving a drip member upward and downward in a substantially horizontal direction with a tilting motion of a roof panel, a drip mechanism has a drip member including a trough in an upper surface and covering the entire length of a lower side of a rear edge of a roof panel; left and right movable bodies disposed on guiderails in left and right side portions of a frame; a lifting unit connecting the drip member to the left and right movable bodies that allows the drip member to move upward and downward; and an interlocking member connecting the drip member with the roof panel. In the lifting unit, front and rear link members connect the drip member with the movable body and a member urging, in a rising direction, portions of these front and rear link members and on the drip member-connected side.
A drip mechanism of a sunroof device disposed in an upper portion of the frame structure disposed under an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle, the drip mechanism being disposed below a rear edge of a roof panel for covering and uncovering the opening, the drip mechanism being configured to move together with the roof panel when the roof panel moves, the drip mechanism comprising:
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