Patent ID: 6502898
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A lamella roof for a roof opening of a motor vehicle, comprising guide mechanisms; at least two lamellae, a forward one of the lamellae being movably guided on rails operatively associated with the roof opening, via an associated one of the guide mechanisms, in a closing direction to a closed roof position, in which the at least two lamellae are arrangeable in a composite sheet-like arrangement covering the roof opening, and in an opening direction to an open roof position, in which the roof opening is exposed and the at least two lamellae are opened out obliquely such that adjacent ones of the lamellae are arrangeable to partially overlap one another in a layered manner; guide carriages with each of the guide mechanisms configured to support a forward lamella carrier on two successive ones of the guide carriages, of which at least one of the guide carriages, in relation to the closing direction, has a first pivot pin for a rearward lamella carrier operatively associated with a rearward one of the at least two lamellae and a second pivot pin spaced from the first pivot pin for a control rocker arranged to be changed over from a basic position associated with the closed roof position, into a functional position thereof to control a roof-opening-out operation of the at least two lamellae, and each of the guide carriages is operatively connected to the associated forward lamella carrier, via a guide slot running along said forward lamella carrier, wherein, at least in the opening direction the control rocker is positively pivotingly movement-coupled to an adjacent one of the lamella carriers located rearwardly of the associated control rocker as viewed in the closing direction.