Patent ID: 6264270
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A guiding mechanism for a vehicle sunroof having at least two pivotable panels including:a roof-mounted frame forming a generally rectangular opening in the roof of the vehicle,guiding rails that are positioned along the edges of the frame and are generally parallel with the driving direction of the vehicle, andguiding carriages that can be moved back and forth in the guiding rails, whereas the panels have laterally spaced ends and are connected at both said ends with one guiding carriage each,the improvement comprising a pivoting mechanism is provided that is attached to the guiding carriage for the purpose of slanting said panels upward relative to the vehicle roof while the guiding carriages of two adjacent-positioned panels can be moved into positions in which the guiding carriages are at least partly positioned side-by-side with each other.