Patent ID: 6652023
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening formed in the roof of the vehicle, the open roof construction comprising:at least one closure element, which is movable along a guide between a position in which it is adapted to close the roof opening and a position in which it releases the roof opening; a driving mechanism including a driving source and at least one driving element, which couples said driving source to said closure element, wherein the closure element can be locked in at least one position with respect to said guide, while the driving element can be disconnected from said closure element in said position and be moved with respect thereto for the purpose of driving another element that forms part of the open roof construction; and a coupling arm pivotally connected to said closure element with one end and which engages said driving element with its other end, in such a manner that the coupling arm, in a first pivoted position thereof, is substantially rigidly connected to the driving element, while in a second pivoted position of the coupling arm the closure element is fixed in position with respect to said guide, while the driving element becomes movable with respect to the coupling arm and the closure element.