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AssigneeInalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.
InventorsMarcel Johan Christiaan Nellen, Ruud Geurts
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A roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening comprises a frame having two parallel longitudinal beams connected to a transverse beam. A drive system for a panel supports and moves the panel and includes a motor attached to the transverse beam, two substantially parallel guide rails attached to the longitudinal beams, and a support mechanism movably guided in the guide rails and operatively connected to the motor. The frame and the drive system as a unit are adapted to each other such that the drive system is partly inserted into the frame between the longitudinal beams and rotated such that the motor is on the lower side of the transverse beam of the frame and the guide rails at least partly positioned on a portion of the upper side of the longitudinal beams of the frame. There is also disclosed a method of assembling the roof assembly.
A roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening in its roof part, comprising:
A method of assembling a roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening in its roof part, said roof assembly comprising a frame having at least a transverse beam and two substantially parallel longitudinal beams connected to opposite ends of the transverse beam, a closure which is movable between an closed position closing the opening and an open position, and a drive system for the closure supporting and moving the closure, including a drive motor, two substantially parallel guide rails, a support mechanism to be movably guided in the guide rails and operatively connected to the drive motor by elongated connecting members, said method comprising:
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