Patent ID: 6186588
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A sunroof driving apparatus for driving a lid of a roof opening upward and downward, comprising:a guide rail being disposed along the roof opening;a rod of substantially uniform cross-section be pushed and pulled within a groove in said guide rail by a drive source, wherein said rod has a diameter less than the diameter of said guide rail groove, and wherein said rod has small ridges formed on an outer surface thereof;a guide member attached to said rod so as to be pushed and pulled within said guide rail together with said rod;a driving mechanism for driving the lid upward and downward so as to open and close the roof opening, said guide member being dynamically coupled with said driving mechanism; anda shoe being provided at a predetermined position on said rod to prevent buckling of said rod, wherein said shoe is located closer to an inner wall of said guide rail than an outer peripheral surface of said rod when viewed in cross section, said shoe having a diameter larger than said rod and being in slidable contact with said guide rail groove, said shoe being fixed on said small ridges.