Patent ID: 9272608
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B60J

Claim Text:
1. A sunroof apparatus comprising: a first panel configured to open and close an opening formed at a roof for a vehicle; a second panel arranged at a rear side of the first panel in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; a front holding member provided at a front end portion of the first panel and being movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; a center link provided to be engageable and disengageable relative to the first panel, the center link bringing the first panel that is in a fully closed state to be raised in a height direction of the vehicle by engaging with the first panel and moving in a rear direction of the vehicle along with the first panel while maintaining the first panel in the raised state, the center link thereafter disengaging from the first panel; and a rear link arranged at a lower side of the second panel in the height direction of the vehicle to be engageable and disengageable relative to the first panel, the rear link engaging with the first panel to maintain the first panel in the raised state after the first panel and the center link move in the rear direction of the vehicle and moving in the rear direction of the vehicle along with the first panel.