Patent ID: 6409260
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
Adjustment device for a vehicle sliding roof (11), having at least two lamellas (12A, 12B, 12C) for a choice of closing and at least partially uncovering a roof opening (14) in a fixed roof surface (16) of a vehicle and with which the roof opening (14) is limited by a base part (13) fixed to the vehicle with side parts (18) opposite one another, defaming a longitudinal direction (D),with at least one lamella support element (20A, 20B, 20C) each connected with the assigned lamella (12A, 12B, 12C), which can be swiveled around a swivel pin (21A, 21B, 21C) running cross-wise to the longitudinal direction (D) and which can be moved along the longitudinal direction (D), with at least one guide element (32) provided on the base part (13), extending along the longitudinal direction (D), with at least one lamella support carriage (30A, 30B, 30C) each per lamella (12A, 12B, 12C), which is guided along the guide element (32) so as to be movable and which moves the assigned lamella (12A, 12B, 12C), with control elements (26A, 28A, 26B, 28B; 26C, 28C), which define the movement of the lamella support elements (20A, 20B, 20C) during the movement of the lamella support carriages (30A, 30B, 30C) along the guide element (32) and with drive elements (8) for opening and closing the vehicle sliding roof, characterized bya drive carriage (29) being provided, which is arranged so as to be movable in the guide element (32), viewed in the direction of travel, in front of the lamella support carriages (30A, 30B, 30C) and which is connected with the drive elements (8), andswiveling and coupling elements for swiveling a lamella and for connecting and disconnecting again two carriages being provided; one set of which acts between the drive carriage (29) and the first lamella support element (20A) and the others acting between the lamella support carriages (30A, 30B) and the respective, neighboring lamella support elements (20B, 20C), and which engage at stipulated positions when the vehicle sliding roof (11) is opened and which disengage from each other again at the stipulated positions when the vehicle sliding roof (11) is closed.