Patent ID: 9211783
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A sunroof apparatus comprising: a movable panel that is mounted on a roof of a vehicle and is adjusted to open and close an opening; a guide rail that extends on the roof in the vehicle front-rear direction; a driving shoe that is driven to move along the guide rail; a pair of rear-side guide members that are provided side by side in the vehicle width direction and fixed to the guide rail; a pair of rear-side links that are disposed between both of the rear-side guide members and held by both of the rear-side guide members; a support bracket that is interposed between both of the rear-side links, is held movably by at least one of both of the rear-side links in the vehicle front-rear direction, and supports the movable panel; and a check member that is interposed between both of the rear-side links, is linked rotatably to both of the rear-side links, engages with the driving shoe to move rearward integrally with the driving shoe when an amount of the movement of the driving shoe in the vehicle front-rear direction with the completely closed state of the movable panel as a starting point is less than a predetermined amount, and disengages from the driving shoe when the amount of the movement of the driving shoe is the predetermined amount or greater, wherein both of the rear-side links that move rearward along with the check member are configured to be guided by both of the rear-side guide members to lift the rear portion of the support bracket when the amount of the movement of the driving shoe is less than the predetermined amount.