Patent ID: 9514898
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B60J,H01H

Claim Text:
1. A switch device for a sunroof, comprising a glass switch piece and a shade switch piece that are manipulated to selectively open and close an opening in the sunroof with a roof glass and a roof shade, respectively, wherein the glass switch piece is switchable between a glass close position for closing the opening with the roof glass and a glass open position for opening the opening with the roof glass, the shade switch piece is switchable between a shade close position for closing the opening with the roof shade and a shade open position for opening the opening with the roof shade, the switch device includes an interlocking portion for causing the glass switch piece and the shade switch piece to operate in an interlocking manner, the shade close position of the shade switch piece includes a first close position, at which the interlocking portion prohibits the interlocking operation of the glass switch piece and the shade switch piece, and a second close position, at which the interlocking portion causes the glass switch piece and the shade switch piece to operate together in an interlocking manner, when the shade switch piece is moved to the first close position, the interlocking portion allows the shade switch piece to be independently manipulated and the roof shade closes the opening, and when the shade switch piece is moved to the second close position, the interlocking portion causing the glass switch piece to be operated together with the shade switch piece in an interlocking manner, thereby moving the glass switch piece to the glass close position so that the opening is closed with the roof shade and the roof glass, the glass close position of the glass switch piece includes a first open position, at which the interlocking portion prohibits the interlocking operation of the glass switch piece and the shade switch piece, and a second open position, at which the interlocking portion causes the glass switch piece and the shade switch piece to operate together in an interlocking manner, when the glass switch piece is moved to the first open position, the interlocking portion allows the glass switch piece to be operated independently and the roof glass opens the opening, and when the glass switch piece is moved to the second open position, the interlocking portion causes the shade switch piece to operate together with the glass switch piece in an interlocking manner to move the shade switch piece to the shade open position, so that the opening is opened with the roof glass and the roof shade.