Guide device for a cover of a motor vehicle roof
AssigneeWebasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
InventorsFrancois De Gaillard, Martin Pollak, Wofgang Ettl
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Abstract
A guide device for guiding the raising and opening of a cover of a vehicle roof to be opened is provided. The guide device includes at least two guide profiles which can be moved against one another to move the cover over a roof surface adjoining behind a roof opening which can be closed by the cover. At least one of the guide profiles of the guide device, or at least a section of one of the guide profiles, having a curvature pointed toward the roof surface in order to lower the cover toward the roof surface as the cover is shifted to the rear by via the guide profiles.
Claims9
A guide device for guiding a raising of a cover and for moving the raised cover of a vehicle roof formed of a roof surface having a roof opening closeable by the cover, comprising:
- at least two guide profiles which are moveable relative to one another to move the cover over the roof surface which adjoins behind the roof opening, the guide profiles permitting the cover to be shifted toward a rear of the roof surface;
- wherein at least one of the guide profiles of the guide device includes a curvature on only a section thereof, said curvature being pointed toward the roof surface to lower the cover toward the roof surface during the shifting of the cover toward the rear of the roof surface, and wherein the at least two guide profiles include a front guide profile, a middle guide profile and a rear guide profile, the section of the at least one profile which includes the curvature being one or more of the back end of the front guide profile, the back end of the middle guide profile and the front end of the rear guide profile.
A guide device for guiding a raising of a cover and for moving the raised cover of a vehicle roof formed of a roof surface having a roof opening closeable by the cover, comprising:
- at least two guide profiles which are moveable relative to one another to move the cover over the roof surface which adjoins behind the roof opening, the guide profiles permitting the cover to be shifted toward a rear of the roof surface;
- wherein at least a section of one of the guide profiles of the guide device includes a curvature pointed toward the roof surface to lower the cover toward the roof surface during the shifting of the cover toward the rear of the roof surface;
- and wherein the curvature of the section or profile has a variable radius of curvature.
A vehicle roof, comprising:
- a roof surface having a roof opening;
- a cover for closing and opening the roof opening;
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- a guide device for guiding a raising of the cover and for moving the raised cover toward a rear of the roof surface, said guide device including at least two guide profiles moveable against one another to move the cover over the roof surface which adjoins behind the roof opening, the guide profiles permitting the cover to be shifted toward the rear of the roof surface;
- wherein at least one of the guide profiles of the guide device a includes a curvature on only a section thereof, said curvature being pointed toward the roof surface to lower the cover toward the roof surface during the shifting of the cover toward the rear of the roof surface, and
- wherein the at least two guide profiles include a front guide profile, a middle guide profile and a rear guide profile, the section of the at least one profile which includes the curvature being one or more of the back end of the front guide profile, the back end of the middle and profile and the front end of the rear guide profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.