Patent ID: 6443520
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A multipart sun roof for a motor vehicle comprising:a first roof section which can be moved at an angle, second and third moveable roof sections that can be longitudinally displaced in a longitudinal, direction of the vehicle for positioned closing and releasing of a roof opening, and a stationarily mounted fourth roof section adjacent to said moveable roof sections, with displacement of the longitudinally displaceable roof sections being controllable by control, displacement and operating elements, wherein the first roof section can be displaced at an angle with respect to the second roof section and the moveable second and third roof sections can be displaced both individually and independently from each other as well as successively into release and closed positions by links that are displaceable in guide rails as well as said control elements in such a way that the second and the third roof section each are arranged in a longitudinally displaceable manner in the guide rails to form respective roof openings and, as a result thereof, both of the moveable roof sections together release the roof opening, and at least one of the moveable roof sections can be displaced at an angle from a respective closed position, said control, displacement and operating elements including said links and said control elements, wherein, between lateral rails of a vehicle roof body structure, the guide rails are provided with at least two profiled receiving chambers for the displacement, control and operating elements of the first, second and third roof sections and are positioned beneath an exterior roof contour and are each connected with lateral rails of the body structure, and wherein the receiving chambers of the guide rails are arranged adjacent to each other in an approximately horizontal plane to laterally secure the roof sections.