Sunroof opening and locking device

Abstract

A removable sunroof panel having a frame extending around an opening in the roof of a vehicle is disclosed. The panel has a pivoted arm assembly which is movable from an overcenter closed position to an overcenter vented position wherein the rear edge of the panel is raised above the roof of the vehicle creating an opening. The rear edge of the panel is moved from its closed to vented position by a 2 part fastener having a releasable latch assembly attached to the frame and the pivoted arm assembly pivoted to the panel. A pivoting link has one end pivotally attached to the arm and the other end pivotally and releasably connected to the releasable latch. Sliding a latch slide in the releasable latch releases the rear edge of the panel from the releasable latch. The front edge of the panel is releasably and pivotally attached to the frame by a pair of spaced apart releasing bayonets attached to the underside of the front edge of the panel which project downward and forward to the underside of the frame where they mate with a recessed member carried by the frame. When in their latched position the bayonets pivot in the recessed member. When the bayonets are unlatched the panel can be moved rearward and removed.

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