Patent ID: 6027162
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: B60J,Y10S

Abstract:
An opening roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening in a fixed roof, the opening roof assembly comprising:a frame to be mounted around the opening having a recess and guide rails extending along each side of the opening in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;a flexible cover for selectively closing or exposing the opening;a control beam attached to an opening side of the cover;a latch member moveable with the control beam and of a length that a portion extends over the control beam to extend into the recess to engage the frame and fix the latch member to the frame proximate a closed position of the cover;a pivotable lever pivotally joined to the control beam and pivotally joined to the latch member to displace the control beam when the latch member is fixed to the frame;a connecting member coupled to an end of the pivotable lever remote from the latch member; anda drive cable coupled to the connecting member to displace the connecting member longitudinally with respect to the frame to pivot the pivotable lever.