Patent ID: 6305740
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An automotive vehicle having a moveable roof comprising:a vehicle body having laterally spaced longitudinal structures defining a roof line of the automotive vehicle,a fixed roof panel secured to the longitudinal structures,a moveable roof panel,rails attached to the respective longitudinal structures for guiding the moveable roof panel between an open position above the fixed roof panel and a closed position aligned behind the fixed roof panel,the rails having forward tracks and rearward tracks,the forward tracks having drops at aft ends of the forward tracks,the rearward tracks having drops at aft ends of the rearward tracks,the moveable roof panel having forward roller assemblies having rollers that travel in the forward tracks of the rails, andthe moveable roof panel having rearward roller assemblies having rollers that travel in the rearward tracks of the rails.