Patent ID: 8433481
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. An opening and closing control apparatus for a roof panel for a vehicle, comprising: an opening and closing device for driving the roof panel to open and close; an operation switch for outputting an operation command for opening and closing the roof panel; a vehicle speed detecting means; and a controlling means for controlling an operation of the opening and closing device, the controlling means performing an open and close control for operating the opening and closing device to cause the roof panel to move to a predetermined position where the roof panel is opened to a predetermined degree which is specified beforehand on the basis of a vehicle speed when the operation command for opening the roof panel is output by the operation switch; wherein the controlling means switches a control mode of the open and close control between a stop mode in which the roof panel is stopped at the predetermined position in a case where the operation command for opening the roof panel is output and the roof panel reaches the predetermined position and a nonstop mode in which the roof panel is prevented from being stopped at the predetermined position in a case where the operation command for opening the roof panel is output and the roof panel reaches the predetermined position; wherein the stop mode and the nonstop mode are switched therebetween by an operation of the operation switch for a predetermined time period or more; wherein the stop mode and the nonstop mode are switched therebetween by a continuous operation of the operation switch in an open position when the roof panel is arranged at a fully open position or by a continuous operation of the operation switch in a close position when the roof panel is arranged at a fully closed position for the predetermined time period or more.