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US 7,802,400 B2Granted
Guide rail for a sliding roof system in a motor vehicle
AssigneeArvinMeritor GmbH
InventorsChristian Biewer, Michael Jugl
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Abstract
A guide rail for a sliding roof system in a motor vehicle includes a first rail element and a second rail element rigidly connected to the first rail element. A guide track extends without interruption over the first and second rail elements. The first and second rail elements include abutment edges that face each other. The abutment edges run in a generally straight line to form an acute angle relative to a longitudinal direction of the guide rail.
Claims18
A guide rail for a sliding roof system in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a first rail element;
- a second rail element rigidly connected with the first rail element;
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- at least one guide track that extends without interruption over the first and the second rail elements, the at least one guide track guiding a sliding element of a sliding carriage,
- and wherein one of the first and the second rail elements has an abutment edge facing an abutment edge of the other of the first and the second rail elements in a region of connection, and wherein the abutment edges extend obliquely to a longitudinal direction of the guide rail at least in a region of the at least one guide track, the abutment edges being formed to be complementary to each other, and wherein the abutment edges define corresponding abutting contact surfaces that extend at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the guide rail, and wherein the corresponding abutting contact surfaces extend obliquely in a generally straight line from an upper surface of the guide rail to a lower surface of the guide rail.
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