Patent ID: 6644728
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B60J,B60R

Abstract:
A sunroof device comprising:a pair of guide rails placed at laterally opposed inner peripheries of an open area of a vehicular roof panel and supporting a movable panel opening and closing the open area; a first gutter portion extending along a lengthwise direction of the guide rail; a second gutter portion positioned below the first gutter portion and brought into fluid communication with an end of the first gutter portion, the second gutter portion being formed with an upstanding wall located at a distance from the end of the first gutter portion when the second gutter portion is brought into overlap condition in such a manner that the upstanding wall defines an area of the second gutter portion to be overlapped with the first gutter portion; wherein at a position in the second gutter portion where the second gutter portion is overlapped with the first gutter portion, a flow restricting wall is provided for restricting flow of fluid in the second gutter portion; and wherein the flow restricting wall, inclining relative to a side wall of the second gutter portion and located apart from the side wall, extends towards the upstanding wall.