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7364227 Movable roof opening-closing structure  
A movable roof opening-closing structure rotatively opening and closing a movable roof toward backward at an outside of a vehicle body through a linkage equipped with a first link bar and a second...
7357449 Sunroof device  
A sunroof device includes a roof panel having a first opening portion, a ceiling member having a second opening portion so as to face the first opening portion, a movable panel moved between a...
7354103 Support frame for automobile vehicle sunroofs  
Support frame for automobile vehicle sunroofs based on a single U-shaped element formed by longitudinal elements ( 2 ) and a front element ( 1 ). In these elements are provided the channels for the...
7334361 Access system for a display panel assembly  
A system for accessing internal electrical components of an LED display panel assembly includes a case and a display panel having a plurality of LEDs on an outer surface and electrical components...
7320499 Movable roof drive system  
An automotive vehicle system includes a movable member and a belt-driven drive wheel that is operable to engage and disengage with the movable member and cause the movable member to move between...
7303227 Automotive vehicle open air system  
In accordance with the present teachings, an automotive vehicle open air system includes a pair of tracks connected to the vehicle, a flexible roof that is coupled to the tracks, one or more...
7281758 Vehicle sliding sunroof  
Device for opening/closing an opening in a vehicle roof by means of a transparent sunroof cover on the one hand and an opaque sunscreen cover on the other hand, which covers can be actuated...
7273248 Sliding roof system for a motor vehicle  
A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle includes at least one guide rail, at least one guide carriage movably received in the guide rail, and a cover support that can be shifted relative to the...
7267397 Open roof construction for a vehicle  
There is provided an open roof construction for a vehicle having a closure means ( 4 ) of which at least one of its forward and rearward edges is movable by a guide mechanism. The guide mechanism...
7258397 Roof arrangement for a vehicle  
A roof arrangement for a motor vehicle having a roof frame, a sunroof, two lateral guide paths in which the sunroof is movably guided for closing or at least partially releasing a roof opening....
7252328 Controller for a moving member and method for setting a reference position of the moving member  
A control apparatus for a movable vehicle roof panel determines the position of the panel in a tilt open state and evaluates whether the panel is in normal tilt-open range of positions or has, via...
7252327 Sunroof apparatus  
A sunroof apparatus comprises a movable panel provided on an opening portion of a vehicle roof and capable of tilting-up and sliding, a functional bracket that supports the movable panel, a drive...
7246848 Sunroof apparatus  
A sunroof apparatus includes: a first internal wall surface with which a guide rail is provided; a second internal wall surface with which the guide rail is provided and which faces the first...
7229127 Shifting mechanism for a sliding-tilting roof  
A sliding mechanism for a vehicle roof includes least one guide rail, a carriage that can be shifted in the guide rail, and a cover support provided to bear a cover of a sliding-tilting roof. The...
7216928 Roof arrangement for a vehicle  
A roof arrangement for a motor vehicle having a roof frame, a sunroof, two lateral guide paths in which the sunroof is movably guided for closing or at least partially releasing a roof opening....
7182400 Sliding roof system  
A sliding roof system includes at least one cover, two guide rails, and first and second carriages that are movable in the two guide rails. The sliding roof system also includes first and second...
7178862 Sliding roof system  
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...
7144077 Mechanism for a sun roof  
A mechanism for a sun roof has at least one guide rail, a lifting slide that can be moved along the guide rail, and a guide slide that can be locked in the guide rail in an initial position. The...
7117635 Trapping protector for a power-operated closing device  
The invention relates to a trapping protector ( 1 ) including a hollow profile ( 12 ) for a power-operated closing device, more particularly for a motor vehicle sunroof. The hollow profile ( 12 )...
7100974 Vehicle roof module  
A vehicle roof module includes an outer skin and a foamed backing on a rear side of the outer skin. At least one elongated hollow element is embedded in the foamed backing. The elongated hollow...
7063379 Roof module for vehicles  
A roof module for accommodation in a hollow space of a roof area of a vehicle. Both manually operable, movable areas and movable areas operable by an actuating drive may be integrated into the roof...
7059669 Sunroof  
A closure panel assembly selectively covers an opening formed in a roof of a motor vehicle. The closure panel assembly includes a frame disposed around the opening of the roof. The frame has a...
7055898 Roof assembly for a vehicle  
A roof assembly for a vehicle, having an opening ( 1 ) in its fixed roof ( 2 ), comprises a frame and a closure element ( 4 ) which can be adjusted by means of an adjusting mechanism ( 5 )...
7030509 Apparatus and method for controlling movement of a movable member  
A control apparatus for a roof glass specifies the selection position of the selection switch when an output voltage from the selection switch is determined to be included in any of the allowable...
7017983 Method and apparatus for moving multipart sliding roof for a motor vehicle  
A method and apparatus for moving a multipart sliding roof for a motor vehicle has a first angularly movable roof section, and at least a second and third roof section movable in the longitudinal...
7004538 Control apparatus of drive motor for sunroof device, sunroof device, and method for controlling drive motor for sunroof device  
An apparatus for controlling a motor driving an opening and closing body of a sunroof device includes a drive portion and a control portion. The drive portion supplies current to the motor to...
7000982 Process for controlling a closing device in a motor vehicle  
In a process for controlling a closing device in a motor vehicle driven by an electric motor, in particular for controlling a motor vehicle sunroof, to protect a body part from being crushed during...
6981739 Control for a roof assembly of a vehicle, roof assembly and method of controlling a roof assembly  
The invention relates to a control for a roof assembly of a vehicle, in which said roof assembly includes several roof members which are individually drivable by drive motors. The control comprises...
6964450 Sliding roof device for vehicles  
A sliding roof device for vehicles includes a movable panel to open or close an opening portion provided at a vehicle roof, a pair of guide rails provided at both sides in width direction of the...
6957851 Open roof construction for a vehicle, and method of moving a closure element thereof  
An open roof construction for a vehicle comprises a stationary part for attachment to the roof. It has at least one stationary guide rail on a side of the roof opening. A closure element is...
6942287 Sliding-tilt roof module and cover for a vehicle roof  
A displaceable cover of a sliding-tilt roof module closes a vehicle roof opening. The cover includes a large-surface panel and longitudinal slide guide parts for shifting the cover. The slide guide...
6942285 Vehicle and roof assembly  
A vehicle has a roof assembly for opening an opening in its fixed roof. The roof assembly includes a frame attached to the vehicle roof and a panel which is movably supported by said stationary...
6890025 Guide arrangement for a roof element on an opening vehicle roof  
A guide arrangement for a roof element on an opening vehicle roof which includes a guide web connected to the roof element and a guide claw, having two opposing guide surfaces, which engages the...
6874846 Guide arrangement for motor vehicle sliding roofs  
A guide arrangement for linear sliding movements of guide shoes ( 10 ) along guide rails ( 3 ) for sliding roofs of motor vehicles includes slide elements ( 17, 20 ) at three spaced points, which...
6860549 Retractable roof panel  
A vehicle is provided that includes a roof with a roof opening and a rear body portion with a rear opening. Spaced apart guide rails are supported on an exterior surface of the roof. A retractable...
6857694 Sliding block guide for openable motor vehicle roofs or hatches  
A sliding block guide for openable motor vehicle roofs or vehicle hatches, with a guideway which has a guide channel ( 40 ), and a sliding block ( 11 ) which is movably guided in the guide channel...
6832811 Open roof construction for a vehicle  
A roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof includes a frame to be fixed to the roof. The frame is fixed to the vehicle roof by a connection fastener, engaging through a...
6830291 Guide rail for a driver  
A guide rail ( 2 ) for a driver ( 4 ) which can be driven and which is coupled to a vehicle component, especially a sliding roof cover, with a guide channel ( 8 ) for holding an elongated, axially...
6799796 Sliding block guide for openable motor vehicle rooves or motor vehicle hatches  
Sliding block guide for openable motor vehicle roofs or vehicle hatches, with a guideway ( 12 ) which has a guide channel ( 40 ), and a sliding block ( 11 ) which is movably guided in the guide...
6786540 Drive device for motor vehicle sliding sunroofs  
Various embodiments of a drive device for motor vehicle sliding sunroofs or the like are proposed, in which the drive cables wound with wire in screw thread-like manner used hitherto as drive...
6783174 Drive device for a vehicle component  
A cable drive device for moving a vehicle component, such as a vehicle sliding roof, includes a cable that is guided in an endless loop and whose ends of which are wound up on two winding drums...
6779836 Guide mechanism for a cover of a sliding/tilting roof  
A guide mechanism for a cover of a sliding/tilting roof has at least one lateral profiled rail, at least one bearing part each provided along the profiled rail for shifting the cover and at least...
6761396 Sunroof apparatus  
In a sunroof apparatus provided with a lid ( 3 ) capable of opening and closing an opening formed in a roof ( 1 ) of a vehicle body, and a slider ( 8 ) longitudinally moving on a side rail ( 5 )...
6739648 Friction reducing sunroof mechanism  
A vehicle roof panel assembly comprises a vehicle roof panel and a track to receive the vehicle roof panel. The track has a track link and a track width. A guide is connected to the panel and...
6729684 Module, in particular a sliding roof module for a motor vehicle  
A module, in particular a sliding roof module for a motor vehicle, comprises at least one guide, at least two carriages which are adapted to be moved in the guide and to which one component each is...
6729683 Lift-up vehicle sunroof with wind load compensation and method for operating the same  
In a method and a device for operation of a cover of a tilt-and-slide sunroof of a vehicle, the cover is arranged in a first relative position in relation to a roof panel surrounding the cover when...
6709049 Opening and closing device for pull-cable type sunroof  
A opening and closing device 10 for sunroofs of an automobile, which has a pair of rails 17 a and 17 b , a lid 13 for opening and closing an opening 12 , right and left cables 26 engaged...
6698826 Roof arrangement for a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle  
A roof arrangement is particularly useful in a passenger car with a sliding cover which is provided for closing or partially exposing a roof opening and is linked to a lateral guiding device. The...
6688683 Method for operating a sliding-lifting roof  
A method for the operation of the cover of a slide-and-tilt sunroof for closing a roof opening of a vehicle from an open position, at least partially exposing the roof opening is provided. To close...
6678601 Motor speed-based anti-pinch control apparatus and method with rough road condition detection and compensation  
A powered panel control apparatus and method using an electric motor with a rotatable armature. The control generates time periods for a predetermined amount of angular rotation of the motor...