Patent ID: 9592723
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B60J

Claim:
1. A sunroof device, comprising: a movable panel for opening and closing an opening which is formed in a fixed roof of a vehicle and has a predetermined width; a pair of guide rails fixed to the fixed roof and extending along side edges of the opening in a direction of the width; a pair of sliders each of which is connected to a corresponding one of the pair of guide rails and is slidable on the guide rail; and a pair of panel support members each having engagement cams which engage with an engagement portion provided to a corresponding one of the sliders, and each being fixed to a lower surface of the movable panel, wherein the movable panel is capable of being moved in a tilted manner via the panel support members by allowing the sliders to move along the guide rails, each of the panel support members includes an elongated panel-like cored bar which extends along the lower surface of the movable panel in a direction along which the guide rails extend, and a resin portion integrally formed with the cored bar and having the engagement cams on both lateral sides of the cored bar in a thickness direction of the cored bar, a portion of the cored bar which is located under the engagement cams is bent to form first and second protrusions which protrude toward the lateral sides of the cored bar in the thickness direction of the cored bar, and at least one of the first and second protrusions is formed by notching part of the cored bar into a tongue and bending the notched part.