Vehicle sunroof system
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasaharu Ohnishi, Michio Tamura, Tatsuya Ohara, Hirofumi Yamane, Tatsuaki Uehara, Kouichi Hotta
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Abstract
In an automotive sunroof system which comprises a fixed roof panel defining a roof opening, an inner frame defining guide rails and drain grooves, a moveable panel guided along said guide rails via sliders and a slide and tilt mechanism for effecting a slide and tilt motion of the moveable pane, a terminal member is attached to each front corner of the inner frame to serve several purposes such as a closure member for the guide rail, a stopper for the forward travel of one of the sliders, a member for retaining the fore-and-aft movement of the moveable panel, and a support for a wind deflector device.
Claims24
A vehicle sunroof system, comprising:
- a fixed roof panel defining a roof opening;
- an inner frame surrounding said opening under said fixed panel in a spaced relationship, said inner frame comprising a pair of side frame members and a front frame member extending between front ends of said side frame members;
- a pair of guide rails supported by said side frame members and extending in a fore-and-aft direction along either side of said roof opening, each of said guide rails being provided with a bottom wall and a pair of upright walls;
- a moveable panel slidably supported by said guide rails to selectively open and close said roof opening;
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- a terminal member attached to each front corner part of said inner frame;
- said terminal member comprising a vertical wall closing a corresponding end of a channel defined by said bottom wall and upright walls.
A vehicle sunroof system, comprising:
- a fixed roof panel defining a roof opening;
- an inner frame surrounding said opening under said fixed panel in a spaced relationship, said frame member comprising a pair of side frame members and a front frame member extending between front ends of said side frame members;
- a pair of guide rails supported by said side frame members and extending in a fore-and-aft direction along either side of said opening, each of said guide rails being provided with a bottom wall and a pair of upright walls;
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- a moveable panel slidably supported by said guide rails to selectively open and close said opening, said moveable panel being provided with a pair of side plates each carrying a front slider and a rear slider that are guided by lower guide slots of said guide rail;
- said front sliders pivotally supporting a front part of said moveable panel, and said rear sliders being each provided with a pin shaft received by a cam slot provided in the corresponding side plate to effect a tilt down movement of said moveable panel before sliding said moveable panel rearward to open said roof opening;
- said side plate being provided with a pin shaft guided by an upper guide slot of said guide rail to maintain a tilt down state of the said moveable panel as said moveable panel moves rearward to open said roof opening,
- each of said rear sliders defining said tilt down position of said moveable panel by engaging a part of the corresponding side plate via a resilient member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.