Patent ID: 6435605
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
The vehicle sunroof device comprising:a guide rail disposed along an edge portion of an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle and having a substantially U-shaped cross section, said guide rail having a first side wall facing said opening and a second side wall facing an outside of said vehicle; a slider slidably fitted in said guide rail and moving in a longitudinal direction; a sliding lid supported by said slider so as to move between a fully closed position where said sliding lid closes said opening and a fully opened position where said sliding lid is lowered and slid rearward and stored below said roof; a drain slidably provided on said guide rail; wherein a guide groove for guiding said slider and a wire groove for allowing a wire connecting said slider and driving means to be put through a control groove for guiding a sliding member attached to said slider for activating a lifter mechanism for said sliding lid and an upper piece on which said drain is slidably mounted, are provided from a bottom in that order in said first side wall of said guide rail; and wherein said first side wall facing said opening is made higher than said second side wall facing the outside of said vehicle, and said drain is slidably attached to an upper end of said first side wall facing said opening.