Patent ID: 6827392
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An automotive vehicle roof system for a vehicle, the automotive vehicle roof system comprising:a roof panel slidably mountable to the vehicle, the roof panel being slidable from a closed position to an opened position; a back window slidably mountable to the vehicle, the back window being movable from a closed and functional position to a stowed position; a mechanism operably connectable between the back window and the vehicle, the mechanism being capable of pivoting a top portion of the back window outwardly and subsequently sliding the back window into the stowed position; a retaining member positionable in a locked position engageable with a pin member extending from the back window and an unlocked position; an actuation rod operably coupled at a first end to the retaining member for actuating the retaining member between the locked position and the unlocked position; and a main drive block at least partly coupled to the actuation rod so as to actuate the actuation rod.