Patent ID: 6802560
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A sunroof apparatus for a vehicle comprising:a sliding panel in which an opening is formed in a roof of the vehicle, mounting frames are placed in both sides along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a side of a passenger room facing to the opening, front and rear panel sliders are fitted to a panel sliding groove formed in the mounting frame, and the sliding panel is slidably placed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by mounting the sliding panel to the front and rear panel sliders so as to open and close the opening of said roof in accordance with the sliding motion; and a sunshade in which front and rear sunshade sliders are fitted to a sunshade sliding groove formed in said mounting frame, and the sunshade is placed in a lower side of said sliding panel so as to freely slide in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by mounting the sunshade to the front and rear sunshade sliders, whereby the sunshade is manually movable in the longitudinal direction and covers the lower side of said sliding panel, wherein a notch is formed at a predetermined position of said sunshade sliding groove, and an engagement piece made of an elastic member and being capable of fitting to said notch is integrally provided in at least one of said front and rear sunshade sliders, and wherein said sunshade moves to a position at which said engagement piece and said notch are fitted and is lightly held in accordance with the fitting between said engagement piece and said notch in such a manner as not to move from the moved position.