Patent ID: 6378935
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A sun-roof apparatus for a vehicle, the sun-roof apparatus comprising:a sun-roof arranged in an opening in a roof of the vehicle, a link mechanism for connecting the sun-roof to the roof, a drainage gutter arranged at least partly around the opening in the roof, the drainage gutter being integral with the roof, a reinforcing frame arranged around the opening and connected to the roof at the drainage gutter, the reinforcing frame further comprising: a front element in relation to a front portion of the vehicle, a rear element in relation to a rear portion of the vehicle, and two side elements, and a drainage channel arranged in the elements of the reinforcing frame, the drainage channel extending at least partly around the reinforcing frame, wherein the link mechanism is connected to the roof via the reinforcing frame, and wherein at least part of the drainage channel arranged in the side elements is inclined in relation to a horizontal plane, whereby the depth of the drainage channel in a first end region of the side elements is greater than the depth of the drainage channel in a second end region of the side elements.