Sliding roof for automobile

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To increase the area of the opening of a roof panel, by fitting the opening with two sliders hermetically connectable to each other and by using a drive means to open the sliders from each other. CONSTITUTION:Two sliders 3, 4 are movably fitted in an opening 2. Weather strips 30, 40 are provided on the opposed ends of the slides 3, 4. The weather strip 30 has a lip 31. When the opening 2 is closed, the strips 30, 40 are brought into contact with each other and the lip 31 is placed on the strip 40. Driving cables 25, 26, 27, 28 are connected to both the side edges of the sliders 3, 4 by couplers 5 and extend to a drive gear 7. The cables 25, 26, 27, 28 are driven by the gear 7 to open the sliders 3, 4 from each other or open only one of them.

Inventors

• 👤 Motokazu Inoue
• 👤 井上　元和
• 👤 Hideo Sogabe
• 👤 曽我部　秀雄

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