Sliding roof for automobiles
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshiaki Niwa
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Abstract
A sliding roof in which a panel for closing and opening a roof opening is supported with front and rear stays slidable through guides. The front stay is slidable along a first guide provided on a roof frame, and the rear stay is interposed between the first guide and a second guide provided on the underside surface of the panel, so as to be slidable relative to at least either guide. At least one of the front stay, the rear stay and the first guide are formed such that, as the front stay approaches the rear stay with the panel caused to move rearwardly of the vehicle body, a support point of the front stay supporting the panel is raised to be higher relative to a support point of the rear stay supporting the panel.
Claims16
A sliding roof for vehicles of the type in which a slidable panel slides outwardly and rearwardly of a roof opening, comprising:
- a panel for closing a roof opening;
- a roof frame defining said roof opening;
- guide means for guiding said panel slidably in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
- an actuator for actuating said panel;
- a front stay and a rear stay both slidably supporting said panel through said guide means;
- tilt-up means for tilting up said panel at a rear end thereof;
- said tilt-up means being provided near a rear end of said roof opening on said roof frame;
- said guide means having a first guide rail means provided on said roof frame and a second guide rail means provided on said panel;
- said front stay being slidably connected to a portion of said first guide rail means;
- said rear stay being operatively connected between said first and said second guide rail means so as to be slidable relative to at least one thereof;
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- said front stay, said rear stay and said first and second guide rail means being formed such that, as said front stay approaches said rear stay with said panel caused to move rearwardly of the vehicle body, said front stay is raised from an initial position thereof and an uppermost portion of said front stay supporting said panel is raised relative to an uppermost portion of said rear stay supporting said panel.
A sliding roof for vehicles of the type in which a slidable panel slides outwardly and rearwardly of a roof opening, comprising:
- a panel for closing a roof opening;
- a roof frame defining said roof opening;
- guide means for guiding said panel slidably in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
- said guide means being provided on said roof frame;
- an actuator for actuating said panel;
- a front stay and a rear stay both slidably supporting said panel through said guide means;
- tilt-up means for tilting up said panel at a rear end thereof;
- said tilt-up means being provided near a rear end of said roof opening on said roof frame;
- an engaging means provided on said panel for engagement with said rear stay;
- said front stay being slidably connected to a portion of said guide means;
- said rear stay being operatively connected between said guide means and said engaging means;
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- said front stay, said rear stay and said guide means being formed such that, as said front stay approaches said rear stay with said panel caused to move rearwardly of the vehicle body, said front stay is raised from an initial position thereof and an uppermost portion of said front stay supporting said panel is raised relative to an uppermost portion of said rear stay supporting said panel.
A sliding roof for vehicles of the type in which a slidable panel slides outwardly and rearwardly of a roof opening, comprising:
- a panel for closing a roof opening;
- a roof frame defining said roof opening;
- guide means for guiding said panel slidably in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
- an actuator for actuating said panel;
- a front stay and a rear stay both slidably supporting said panel through said guide means;
- tilt-up means for tilting up said panel at the rear end thereof;
- means for causing a forward portion of said panel to be raised relative to a rearward portion of said panel as said panel moves rearwardly of the vehicle body along said guide means to thereby open said roof opening, while said panel is tilted up at the rear end thereof;
- said guide means having rail means supported on said roof frame;
- said panel raising means comprises an arcuately convexed portion of said rail means and said rear stay, said rear stay having a rear end operatively connected to an intermediate portion, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, of said panel and a front end slidably connected to said arcuately convexed portion of said rail means at at least two points spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of said rail means such that as said panel moves rearwardly of the vehicle body, said rear stay projects said rear end thereof rearwardly from the rear end of said roof opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.