Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a frame to be fixed to the roof, which includes at least one guide rail extending in the longitudinal direction of the open roof construction. A closure element supported by the frame is adjustable between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position, in which it releases the roof opening at least partially. An operating mechanism for adjustably supporting said closure element includes a slide which is capable of sliding movement in said guide rail and which is of U-shaped cross-section, at least locally. The slide is made up of two interconnected parts, with each part being L-shaped in section in at least two places. The bending lines between the legs of the L-shaped sections are staggered in said two places, preferably by a distance equal to the thickness of the material of the L-shaped parts.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle includes a frame mounted around a roof opening, a movable closure element connected thereto, and driving means for said closure element, which are mounted on said frame. The frame includes a lower frame present on the underside of the roof and an upper frame present on the upper side of the roof, which lower frame and which upper frame include fixing elements for fixing the two frames together while confining the edges of the roof opening. The driving means for the closure element are mounted on said lower frame. Said driving means are mounted on the lower frame largely outside the projection of the roof opening.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a frame with stationary guide rails extending on either side of the roof opening and operating mechanisms which are movable therein. Each operating mechanism comprises a driving slide which is connected to the panel of the open roof construction and which can come into engagement with a movable link slide so as to enable the sliding movement of the panel, in such a manner that said driving slide and said link slide move jointly during sliding movement of the closure element, and the driving slide moves relative to the substantially stationary link slide during movement in vertical direction of the closure element. The link slide includes a locking member for locking the link slide in position relative to the guide rail during movement in vertical direction of the panel.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in a fixed roof comprises a frame to be fitted in the opening of the fixed roof. The frame includes a part which extends under the roof of the vehicle, and a cover strip for covering said frame in the interior of the vehicle. The cover strip includes a fixing part of a first material, which is provided with snap portions for fixation to the frame, and an adaptation part of a second, more flexible material, which is connected to said fixing part by a connection, and which is provided on the side remote from the roof opening with a projecting flap whose free end can be brought into engagement with the roof trim of the vehicle. The connection between the mounting element and the adaptation part is provided at a location inwardly of an outer circumference of said fixing part. The adaptation part covers the fixing part completely, seen from below.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in the fixed roof comprises a frame to be fixed to the roof and an adjustable panel supported by the frame and being adjustable between a closed position closing the roof opening and an open position in which it releases the roof opening on the front side. There is provided a sun screen slidably guided with its side edges within guide groves in guide rails, which are open in a direction to the sun screen. This guiding is effected by means of sliding shoes which are biased outwardly with respect to the sun screen by means of spring members. Two sliding shoes on both sides of a fixing point to the sun screen are connected to the sun screen and are pre-tensioned by a respective spring member. There are provided means for loading the spring members in vertical direction, symmetrically with respect to the fixing point.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a frame to be fixed to the roof and a closure element supported by the frame. Said closure element is adjustable between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position, in which it releases the roof opening at least partially. An operating mechanism for adjustably supporting said closure element includes a drivingly movable driving element and an arm connected thereto by means of a pivot, which arm engages the movable driving element asymmetrically and which effects an adjustment of the closure element by means of said driving element by moving said driving element. The driving element and the arm include mating contacting surfaces formed concentrically about the pivot, at least some of which extend substantially perpendicularly to the direction of movement during operation of the operating mechanism.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a stationary part to be fixed to the roof with guide rails extending in the longitudinal direction of the open roof construction. A panel is adjustable between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position, in which it releases the roof opening at least partially. An operating mechanism for adjustably supporting the panel includes a driving element capable of movement in said guide rails for driving a vertically adjustable part having a guide head present thereon. The guide head engages a link mounted under the panel, which is provided with a guideway in the form of link ribs projecting from the link on either side thereof. The guide head is provided with two opposed grooves being open in a direction towards each other, which function to receive the associated link ribs.

Abstract: A folding roof for a vehicle having an opening (2) in its fixed roof (1) comprises a stationary part (3) to be fixed to the roof, an adjustable cover (5) supported by said stationary part, which functions as the closure element. The cover is adjustable between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position, in which it releases the roof opening on the opening side. An operating beam (6) is provided on the opening side of the cover, on which cables (10) engage for adjusting the operating beam. A tensioning device (11) is mounted between said operating beam and said stationary part for tensioning the cover during the last part of the closing movement. The tensioning device can be operated by the cables and cooperates with a counter-element (17), which is adjustable in the direction of the movement of the operating beam.

Abstract: A folding roof for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a stationary part to be fixed to the roof, which includes guide rails disposed at the longitudinal edges of the opening. An adjustable closure element supported by the frame is adjustable between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position, in which it releases the roof opening on the opening side. The closure element includes an operating beam extending in a transverse direction, which is connected to a drive device on the opening side, and a foldable cover attached thereto. The cover is supported by vertically adjustable second supporting bows, which are adjustably supported at their ends by connecting members. Tensioning elements are guided along said guide rails, which engage said second supporting bows via at least one point of engagement and which are connected to the drive device.

Abstract: With a method for opening and closing an open roof construction of a vehicle having a roof opening (2) in its fixed roof (1), which comprises at least three movably supported louvres (3, 3′, 3″) for selectively closing or at least partially opening said roof opening, said louvres are moved between their closed position, in which they abut in a substantially flat manner against each other, and their open position, in which they are positioned close together, one behind the other, in an obliquely upwardly pivoted position. In order to open the roof from the front side or the rear side, the louvre (3) present at the rear end, seen in the opening direction, pivots upwards and slides to the open position first, and the adjacent louvres (3′, 3″) are successively opened by being operated by the preceding louvre. The invention also comprises an open roof construction for use with such a method.

Abstract: A panel assembly for an open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a panel of plastic material, a stiffening frame extending along the circumference of the panel assembly and connecting means for connecting said panel and said stiffening frame to each other. The stiffening frame is positioned substantially externally of the plastic panel. The connecting means consist of an encapsulation formed at least externally around said panel, which consists of a non-transparent material which is softer than the panel material and whose upper side is substantially flush with the upper side of the panel.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a frame for being mounted in the opening in the fixed roof, and a rigid, transparent panel for selectively closing or at least partially releasing the opening in the fixed roof. An adjuster is provided between the frame and the panel for adjusting the panel between the closed position and the open position. The frame is provided with rearward protrusions at the rear, laterally of a central part thereof. The panel extends as far as the protrusions at the rear. This makes it possible to use an extra large roof opening and a large panel, whilst maintaining an interior unit on the fixed roof of the vehicle.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a panel for selectively closing or at least partially releasing the roof opening. An operating mechanism comprises a link formed of a metal plate or the like, which is connected to said closing element and which is fixed at the location of points of attachment. The link is provided with a slot for guiding a pin or the like, which slot is defined by plastic material on at least one side (upper side or underside), which plastic material is at least partially enclosed by metal plate on two sides (left side/right side). The link is formed of a single metal plate, at least at the location of said points of attachment. The plastic material of the link slot may consist of a rubbery base layer and of a sliding layer having a low coefficient of friction.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof, which comprises a frame part to be secured to the roof and an adjustable closing element supported by said frame part, which is adjustable between a closed position and an open position. The closing element comprises at least one rigid plate, which is capable of pivoting movement about a first pivot pin with respect to a part disposed before said rigid plate, which part remains stationary during said pivoting movement. The plate and the part disposed before said plate are fixedly interconnected by means of a flexible sealing element. The plate may make up a wind deflector or part of the closing element.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening in its fixed roof comprises a closing device for selectively closing or at least partially opening the roof opening. A driving element for the closing device comprises an outgoing driving wheel. At least one pull-push cable for providing the connection between the driving element and the closing device is guided in a cable guide and over the circumference of the driving wheel for adjustment of the cable by means of the driving element. The cable guide is provided with adaptation elements for adapting the course of the cable guide to the diameter of the driving wheel.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a stationary part to be secured to the roof, which is provided with guide rails on either side of the roof opening. An adjustable closing element supported by said stationary part can be adjusted by means of mechanisms guided in said guide rails between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position, in which it releases the roof opening, at least partially so. Water drain means comprise stationary water gutters, which extend parallel to the guide rails, and a movable water gutter, which is disposed under the rear edge of said closing element, at least in the closed position thereof. The ends of the movable water gutter, which are mounted on slides, debouch above the stationary water gutters. The slides are fitted with mounting covers, which each engage over the associated end of the movable water gutter, thus holding it in position on said slides.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for manually moving closure an open roof construction for a vehicle between closed and opened positions. This apparatus includes an element which is removably connected to a securing element to be secured to a frame of the open roof construction and which is held in a connected position by a locking device. The locking device includes a locking member which is displaceable between locking and unlocking positions. The locking member is loaded to a locking position by a spring and displacement from the locking position to the unlocking position has the same direction as the releasing movement of the element with respect to the securing element.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in the roof plate comprises a closing element which closes said roof opening in its closed position and which can be moved rearwards from said closed position to an open position. An arrangement for influencing the air flow above the roof opening when said closing element is at least partially open is provided near the front edge of the roof opening. Said arrangement comprises means provided before the roof opening for generating an accelerated air flow over said roof opening. Said means may consist of a flow channel which is bounded on the upper side by an adjustable flap.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening in its fixed roof comprises a closing element for selectively closing or at least partially opening said roof opening by moving the closing element in rearward direction. A drive unit, electronic control means and a mechanism disposed between said drive unit are intended for moving the closing element. Wind deflection means disposed near an edge of the roof opening deflects the air flow when the vehicle is driving. Driving means are connected to the wind deflection means via a transmission. The control means includes operating means, or it can be connected to measuring means for measuring condition parameters, and it is arranged for adjusting the wind deflection means with the aid of the driving means on the basis of the condition parameters.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having a fixed roof, in which an opening is provided, comprises guide rails to be mounted near the lateral edges of the roof opening. Slides which comprise displacement mechanisms for movably supporting a closing element for selectively closing or releasing the roof opening are guided in the guide rails. A water catching device includes a transversely extending, movable water drain are supported at the ends thereof by the slides and they are attached to the slides by a snap connection. The snap connection springs in a direction transversely to the guide rails, preferably in that the water drain and the slide abut against each other with a spring element, seen in the longitudinal direction of the guide rails.