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US 4,946,225 AGranted
Vehicle roof
AssigneeWebasto AG Fahrzeugtechnik
InventorHans Jardin
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AssigneeWebasto AG Fahrzeugtechnik
InventorHans Jardin
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A vehicle roof with a roof opening is provided in a fixed roof area that can be closed by a closure panel, which is slidable on tracks and/or may also be raised at its rearward edge, wherein an actuating device, provided to drive the closure panel, and the tracks for the closure panel are unified into an installation unit attached to the fixed roof area bordering the roof opening. The installation unit can be attached directly to the roof opening by connecting brackets that may be attachment flanges or the like, or by a frame, mounted to or formed by the fixed roof area bordering the perimeter of the roof opening. A water drainage device may be provided that is formed from the fixed interior headliner or may be a separate water-collecting basin carried by the interior headliner. If a slidable interior headliner is provided, the tracks can be formed directly on the fixed interior headliner or may be constructed on the water-collecting basin, if such a basin is provided. Vertical adjustment devices are provided to adjust the height of the installation unit relative to the fixed roof area and, in certain cases, the slidable interior headliner as well.
Vehicle roof of the type having a fixed roof area with a roof opening formed therein, a closure panel for selectively opening and closing said opening, an installation unit and an interior headliner for covering an interior side of said fixed roof area, wherein said installation unit comprises drive and guide parts including a guide member having a channel for an actuating device and track means for a guide element of the closure panel at each side of the roof opening, and attachment means extending from said installation unit to the fixed roof area for attaching said installation unit to the fixed roof area along the perimetric area of the roof opening, and wherein a water drainage means is provided that is mounted independently of said installation unit and said attachment means, and is positioned below said attachment means in association with said interior headliner.
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