Patent ID: 7780227
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A functional part holding structure adapted to guide a functional part to a guide rail, the functional part being provided at each side of a vehicle roof in a width direction thereof and supporting a movable panel, the functional part holding structure comprising: a first member including a bottom wall; a second member including a cover wall; first and second side walls extending from one of the bottom wall and the cover wall in the width direction toward the other one of the bottom wall and the cover wall, the ends of the first and second side walls making contact with the other one of the bottom wall and the cover wall; and first and second guide grooves formed by the bottom wall, the cover wall, and the first and second side walls and into which guide portions are disposed respectively in a manner where the guide portions are positioned in a width direction and a height direction within the first and second guide grooves, the guide portions being formed at both ends of the functional part in the width direction so as to extend outwardly, the guide portions moving upward and downward along the first and second guide grooves and guided to the guide rail.