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US 7,178,862 B2Granted
Sliding roof system
AssigneeArvinMeritor GmbH
InventorHolger Oechel
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Abstract
A sliding roof system includes at least one guide rail, a carriage shiftable in the guide rail, and a cover support coupled with the carriage. The cover support is adapted to be attached to a cover that is movable to open and close a roof opening. A first lifting lever has one end connected to the cover support and another end connected to the carriage with guide pieces received within slots formed in the carriage.
Claims15
A sliding roof system comprising:
- at least one guide rail;
- a carriage shiftable in the at least one guide rail;
- a cover support adapted for attachment to a cover, the cover support being coupled with the carriage;
- a first lifting lever having one end connected to the cover support and another end connected to the carriage with first and second guide pieces that are movable relative to the carriage;
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- a second lifting lever having one end connected to the cover support, and another end connected to the carriage with third and fourth guide pieces.
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A sliding roof system comprising:
- at least one guide rail;
- a carriage shiftable in the at least one guide rail wherein the carriage includes a front carriage part and a rear carriage part that are pivotally connected to each other;
- a cover support adapted for attachment to a cover, the cover support being coupled with the carriage;
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- a first lifting lever having one end connected to the cover support and another end connected to the carriage with first and second guide pieces that are movable relative to the carriage.
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A sliding roof system comprising:
- at least one guide rail;
- a carriage shiftable in the at least one guide rail;
- a cover support adapted for attachment to a cover, the cover support being coupled with the carriage;
- a first lifting lever having one end connected to the cover support and another end connected to the carriage with first and second guide pieces that are movable relative to the carriage, and wherein the carriage includes a plurality of lifting slots including a first lifting slot and a second lifting slot, the first guide piece being received within the first lifting slot and the second guide piece being received within the second lifting slot;
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- a second lifting lever having one end connected to the cover support and another end connected to the carriage by third and fourth guide pieces wherein the plurality of lifting slots includes a third lifting slot, the third and fourth guide pieces being received within the third lifting slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.