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US 2008/0164726 A1Published application
Multi-panel sunroof system
AssigneeSpecialty Vehicle Acquisition Corp.
InventorsArthur L. MacNee, Christopher J. Dilluvio
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Abstract
A multi-panel sunroof employs at least three movable sunroof panels. In another aspect of the present invention, three sunroof panels are stacked upon each other in one or two different operating positions. A further aspect of the present invention provides for rearward opening movement of a front sunroof panel and forward opening movement of a rear sunroof panel.
Claims21
A sunroof locking system comprising:
- a first sunroof panel movable from an open position to a closed position;
- a first movement mechanism coupled to the first sunroof panel, the first movement mechanism including a cable-driven slide block operably moving the first sunroof panel, the slide block including a camming slot and a ramp, the ramp being located on a different portion of the slide block from the camming slot;
- a second sunroof panel movable from an open position to a closed position;
- a bracket coupled to the second panel;
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- a lock coupled to the bracket, and a portion of the lock being movable in a substantially vertical direction due to selective contact with the ramp of the slide block, the movable portion of the lock being elongated in a substantially crosscar direction.
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A sunroof locking system comprising:
- a first sunroof panel movable from an open position to a closed position;
- a first movement mechanism coupled to the first sunroof panel;
- a camming slot having a channel with a first section extending in a substantially horizontal and fore-and-aft direction and a second section extending in a substantially diagonal direction;
- a bifurcated hook projecting from the first movement mechanism and aligning with the second section of the camming slot when in a selected first sunroof panel position;
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- a locking pin movable along the camming slot and selectively engagable with the hook thereby securing the locking pin to the hook.
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A sunroof locking system comprising:
- (a) a movable slide block further comprising:
- (i) a body elongated in a substantially fore-and-aft direction;
- (ii) a pair of parallel walls having diagonally elongated camming slots therein projecting from a leading end of the body, an opening located in at least one of the walls between the camming slot and the body;
- (iii) track-engaging feet transversely extending from the body;
- (iv) a cable retainer transversely extending from the body;
- (b) a sunroof panel movable from an open position to a closed position;
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- (c) a bracket downwardly extending from the sunroof panel and having a transversely extending cam follower;
- the cam follower being insertable into the opening of the slide block to allow access for the cam follower to thereafter ride within the camming slots.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.