Patent ID: 6186586
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B60J,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
Motor vehicle roof comprising:a fixed roof structure having a roof panel with a roof opening;an at least partially transparent cover which has a closed position in which the cover closes said roof opening, said at least partially transparent cover being selectively movable from said closed position to at least partially expose said roof opening;a headliner positioned underneath said roof opening, said headliner being selectively movable to at least partially expose said roof opening;a sealing element mounted to said roof structure in a manner that said sealing element adjoins said cover, from underneath said cover, in an area proximate to a front edge of said cover, thereby sealing the motor vehicle roof when said cover is in said closed position; anda sensor provided in said sealing element for sensing application of force in excess of a threshold value which is indicative of an object being pinched between a front edge of said roof opening and at least one of said at least partially transparent cover and said headliner.