Vehicle roof
AssigneeWebasto-Werk W. Baier GmbH & Co.
InventorAlfons Lutz
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Abstract
A vehicle roof having an aperture surrounded by a frame and a sliding top displaceable by drive cables and guided by means of sliding blocks in the frame as well as provided with a headliner covering the vehicle roof on an interior side thereof. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the frame is formed with a synthetic resin and comprises sliding surfaces for the sliding blocks as well as guide ducts for the drive cables. Additionally, the preferred embodiments utilize an underside of the frame which faces the interior of the vehicle as at least part of the headliner.
Claims19
Vehicle roof with an aperture surrounded by a frame, a sliding top displaceable by drive cables being guided by means of sliding blocks in said frame, and with a headliner covering the vehicle roof on an interior side thereof, characterized in that the frame is formed of synthetic resin and comprises, on the one hand, sliding surfaces for the sliding blocks and, on the other hand, guide ducts for the drive cables;
- and that an underside of the frame facing the interior of the vehicle constitutes at least in part the headliner, wherein portions of the frame constituting said headliner, at least in part, are unitarily formed with parts of said frame comprising said sliding surfaces and guiding ducts.
Vehicle roof with an aperture surrounded by a frame, a sliding top displaceable by drive cables being guided by means of sliding blocks in said frame, and with a headliner covering the vehicle roof on an interior side thereof, characterized in that the frame is formed of synthetic resin and comprises, on the one hand, sliding surfaces for the sliding blocks and, on the other hand, guide ducts for the drive cables;
- and that an underside of the frame facing the interior of the vehicle constitutes at least in part the headliner, wherein portions of said frame constituting said headliner extend to outer limiting edge areas of the roof so as to constitute the entire headliner.
Vehicle roof with an aperture surrounded by a frame, a sliding top displaceable by drive cables being guided by means of sliding blocks in said frame, and with a headliner covering the vehicle roof on an interior side thereof, characterized in that the frame is formed of synthetic resin and comprises, on the one hand, sliding surfaces for the sliding blocks, and, on the other hand, guide ducts for the drive cables;
- and that an underside of the frame facing the interior of the vehicle constitutes at least in part the headliner, wherein portions of said frame constituting said headliner comprise flange-like extensions projecting horizontally from portions of said frame comprising said sliding surfaces and guide ducts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.