Patent ID: 6290288
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A vehicle roof assembly comprising:a vehicle roof with a cut out opening,a sliding roof member supported at the roof to be movable to a cut out opening closed position in a first direction from a roof open position and in a second direction from a roof lifted position,and a power driven control assembly which is operable to move the roof member to said closed position from a respective one of the roof open and roof lifted positions,wherein said control assembly includes an electric driving motor for moving the roof member, a roof member position generator non-rotatably connected with the driving motor and operable to generate pulse signals as a function of revolutions of the motor, and an electronic control unit responsive to the pulse signals from the position generator to control the driving motor to control the path of movement of the roof member,said electronic control unit being programmable to assure movement of the roof member to said closed position in a selected one of the first and second directions, irrespective of whether the roof member starts from the lifted position or the open position.