Patent ID: 6467838
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A tilt and slide roof device for a vehicle comprising:a roof panel fixed to a vehicle body; an opening portion formed in the roof panel; a movable panel for opening and closing the opening portion; a pair of guide rails arranged along peripheral side edges of the opening portion for guiding movement of the movable panel; a pair of slidably movable front shoes guided in the guide rails and supporting a first end of the movable panel; a pair of slidably movable rear shoes guided in the guide rails and supporting a second end of the movable panel that is opposite the first end of the movable panel; a pair of driving lift links rotatably and slidably guided by the guide rails to move the second end of the movable panel up and down centering around the first end of the movable panel, the opening portion being switched from a closed condition to a tilt-open condition by upward movement of the second end of the movable panel, and being switched from the closed condition to a slide open condition by downward movement of the second end of the movable panel; a pair of stopper blocks each fixed to one of the guide rails, each stopper block including first and second elongated grooves extending in an up and down movement direction of the movable panel; a pair of first engaging members operatively connected to the movable panel for movement along the first elongated grooves of the stopper blocks, with slidable movement of the front shoes being restricted by virtue of the first engaging members being located in the first elongated grooves when the second end of the movable panel is moved downward to switch the opening portion from the tilt-open condition to the closed condition; and a pair of second engaging members provided on the movable panel for movement along the second elongated grooves of the stopper blocks, with slidable movement of the front shoes being restricted by virtue of the second engaging members being located in the second elongated grooves when the second end of the movable panel is moved upward to switch the opening portion from the closed condition to the tilt-open condition.