Roof structure of a motor vehicle
AssigneeWebasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
InventorFrancois De Gaillard
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Abstract
A roof structure of a motor vehicle with a movable front cover mechanism for closing or at least partially clearing a front roof opening and with a rear hatch or rear window which is connected to the front cover mechanism and which can be swiveled up around its front edge for clearing a rear roof opening. The front cover mechanism is supported on a module frame which is assigned to the front roof opening and which is attached to the body-mounted roof frame. On a rear transverse frame part of the module frame is a swivel bearing mechanism for permitting the swiveling up and down of the rear hatch or rear window.
Claims13
A roof structure of a motor vehicle comprising:
- a body-mounted roof frame forming a front roof opening and a rear roof opening;
- a module frame attached to said body-mounted roof frame and assigned to said front roof opening said module frame including a rear transverse frame part;
- a front cover supported on said module frame selectively movable to close or at least partially clear said front roof opening;
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- a rear hatch adjoining the front cover and extending from a rear of the module frame, said rear hatch including a front edge and adapted to be swiveled up around said front edge for clearing said rear roof opening, wherein the modular frame includes a swivel bearing means mounted on said rear transverse frame part for permitting swiveling up and down of the rear hatch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.