US 6,457,769 B2 · Motor vehicle sunroof

Abstract

A sunroof for a motor vehicle having roof with an opening, the sunroof including a cover panel for closing the roof opening, a pair of guide rails for supporting the cover panel, a drive device for moving the cover panel vertically and horizontally with relative to the roof in a open and closed position. The sunroof also includes a shade device which can be pulled vertically to cover panel the drive device from the inside while the cover panel is in the open position. The shade device is mounted such that it is fixed with respect to a respective guide rail in a lengthwise direction relative to the roof, while the cover panel is mounted such that it can be moved in the lengthwise direction with respect to the shade device.

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Dependent claims

A sunroof for a motor vehicle having a roof with an opening, said sunroof comprising:

a cover panel for opening and closing the opening;
a left guide rail and a right guide rail for supporting said cover panel;
drive means for moving said cover panel in at least one of a vertical and horizontal manner relative to the roof to place said cover panel in at least one of an opened position and a closed position;
and
cover member for covering said drive means when said cover panel is placed in said opened position and thereby prevent air from flowing into the motor vehicle,
wherein said cover member is mounted such that in operation it is vertically compressed and expanded, and is fixed with respect to a respective guide rail in a lengthwise direction and said cover panel is mounted such that it can be moved in a lengthwise direction with respect to said cover member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Motor vehicle sunroof

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Motor vehicle sunroof

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Abstract

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