Patent ID: 9145043
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. An open roof system for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof, comprising: a stationary part configured to be fixed to the roof, at least first and second movable elements, which are each movable between a retracted position and a deployed position, a motor configured to drive the movable elements at least partly between the retracted and deployed positions, at least first and second drive cable assemblies configured to transfer torque of the motor to said movable elements, wherein the stationary part comprises at least first and second guiding channels and guides for respectively guiding the drive cable assemblies and the movable elements, wherein the first and second drive cable assemblies comprise a flexible first part having first and second end portions, said flexible first part being driven by the motor such that said first end portion of said flexible first part is on one side of the motor and the second end portion is on the other side of the motor and said second end portion is guided in the first guiding channel, wherein each of the first and second drive cable assemblies further comprises an elongated second part guided in the second guiding channel, wherein at least a part of the second guiding channel extends side-by-side to the first guiding channel, and wherein, during at least part of the operation, said elongated second part is driven by and is moved substantially in the same direction as the second end portion of the first part of the cable assembly at a position where the first and second guiding channels extend side-by-side, and wherein said flexible first parts and the second elongated parts of the first and second drive cable assemblies together drive said at least first and second movable elements.