Patent ID: 8118357

Claim:
A frame structure of a sunroof apparatus comprising: a pair of guide rails provided, respectively, on both sides in a width direction of an opening of a vehicle and configured to guide a movement of a sunroof panel; a frame including a drain extended across the width direction of the vehicle and configured to connect ends of the guide rails with each other; sliders attached to the sunroof panel and configured to slide in the guide rails, respectively; drive device installed at the frame and configured to make the sliders slide; cables configured to connect the sliders, respectively, and the drive device and to be routed to cross above the drain; guide pipes configured to cover the cables, respectively; and guide pipe grooves depressingly provided at the frame and where the guide pipes are arranged, respectively, wherein protrusion portions configured to protrude outside from outer peripheries of the guide pipes are provided, respectively, wherein engagement portions with which the protrusion portions are engaged are formed, respectively, in the guide pipe grooves, and wherein tubular portions configured to cross above the drain and to insert the cables, respectively, therethrough are formed in the frame, and one end of each tubular portion is configured to front the guide pipes and the guide pipe grooves, respectively, and the other end of each tubular portion is configured to front the guide rails, respectively.