Patent ID: 11926202
Assignee: INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP B.V.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A roof system for a vehicle having a roof opening in a fixed roof, comprising:
a stationary part configured to be attached to the fixed roof, the stationary part including guide rails extending in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to opposite sides of the roof opening, each guide rail including guide grooves bordered by upright guide flanges;
a panel movably supported on the stationary part and configured to close the roof opening in its closed position and to be moved at least rearwardly to an opened position in which the roof opening is at least partly opened, the panel including a panel bracket guide of a panel bracket extending in a longitudinal direction alongside a corresponding edge of the panel; and
an operating mechanism for each of opposite sides of the panel, each operating mechanism slidably supported by the guide grooves of one of the guide rails, each operating mechanism comprising:
a panel front support;
a driving slide; and
a panel rear support movable by the driving slide, the panel rear support being connected to the panel bracket guide, said panel bracket guide slidably engaging the panel rear support so as to enable the panel to slide with respect to the panel rear support when the panel front support is driven by the driving slide, wherein on each side of the panel, the panel front support is in engagement with the associated guide rail groove on an outer side of the upright guide flange of each guide rail while the panel bracket guide extends mainly on an inner side of said upright guide flange.