Patent ID: 6457771
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A motor vehicle roof comprising:a fixed roof surface having a roof opening formed therein; a roof-mounted guideway; a plurality of pivotable fastening elements guided along said guideway; and a plurality of cover elements, each respective cover element being connected on a narrow edge to a respective pivotable fastening element in a manner enabling selective displacement thereof along said guideway between positions closing and at least partially opening said roof opening, said plurality of cover elements bordering one another in a closed position to form a flat panel system and being swung up in a fully open position; wherein a coupling element is provided for coupling adjacent fastening elements to one another for common motion in an opening and a closing direction, said coupling element being decoupled upon a first of said two adjacent fastening elements reaching a position in which the respective one of said plurality of cover elements connected thereto is placed in said fully swung-out position to enable a relative displacement of the second of said two adjacent fastening elements with respect to said first of said two adjacent fastening elements into a position in which the respective cover element connected to said second of the two adjacent fastening elements is placed into said full swung-out position; wherein coupling element is adapted to couple said first of said two adjacent fastening elements to said second of said two adjacent fastening elements under an influence of motion of said second of said two adjacent fastening elements in the opening direction and to automatically decouple said first of said two adjacent fastening elements from said second of said two adjacent fastening elements under an influence of motion of the second of said two adjacent fastening elements in the closing direction; wherein said coupling element is mounted for movement along said roof-mounted guideway and is fixable relative to said roof-mounted guideway, said coupling element permitting relative movement between the fastening elements secured thereto; and wherein a coupling control part is locked to the coupling element and is in driven connection with a drive for displacement along the roof-mounted guideway.