Patent ID: 8727432
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A sunroof apparatus including a front panel retractably opening/closing a front portion of a roof opening formed in a roof of a vehicle and a rear panel retractably opening/closing a rear portion of said roof opening ( 4 ), the sunroof apparatus comprising: a front slider actuating the front panel by moving back and forth; a rear slider actuating the rear panel by moving back and forth; and a guide rail guiding the front slider and the rear slider in a manner of being movable back and forth, wherein the front slider is moved backward so as to be coupled to the rear slider, whereby the rear slider being interlocked with the front slider is rendered to be moved back and forth, wherein a coupling arm is swingably pivotally supported in a front portion of the rear slider, and the coupling arm is provided with a stopper for regulating the back-and-forth movement of the rear slider by fitting to a locking hole formed in said guide rail, wherein one of said front slider ( the front slider is moved backward so that the coupling pin and the coupling cam groove are engaged with each other to thereby swing the coupling arm so that the stopper is disengaged from the locking hole and the rear slider being interlocked with the front slider is rendered to be moved back and forth.