Patents Assigned to Roof Systems Germany GmbH
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Patent number: 11718161Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises a front lifting mechanism and a rear lifting mechanism which are assigned to a front and a rear edge respectively of a cover of the sliding roof system, as well as a connecting element which is arranged between the front and the rear lifting mechanisms. The rear lifting mechanism includes a lifting carriage with at least one lifting slotted guide, a lifting lever which is pivotably attached with one end to a fixed bearing and the other end of which has a guide element for the cover, and a translating lever which is pivotably connected to the lifting lever between its ends, wherein the translating lever is coupled to the lifting carriage by means of two sliders.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Roof Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert
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Patent number: 11660943Abstract: A wind deflector for a sliding roof system has a pivotable upper bracket in the raised state of the wind deflector, a pivotable lower bracket in the raised state of the wind deflector, a first elastic raising element, and a flow deflecting part which is fastened to central webs of the brackets and bridges the space between the central webs in the raised state of the wind deflector. The flow deflecting part extends obliquely upwards and opposite to the direction of travel between the central webs. The first elastic raising element is associated with the upper bracket and is configured to urge the upper bracket into the pivoted-up position. A sliding roof system is furthermore shown.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Roof Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Justus Böttcher, Christian Biewer, Matthias Helk
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Patent number: 11584204Abstract: A multi-part frame (10) for a sliding roof of a vehicle or a tilt-and-slide roof of a vehicle for guiding and holding a movable cover element allocated to a corresponding roof opening is specified, with a support component (12) formed as a plastic injection-moulded part, in which open cable channels (24) are moulded, in order to guide drive cables for moving the cover element, which are in drive engagement with a drive device, displaceably in a compression-resistant manner, wherein the cable channels (24) are configured such that they can be closed by at least one cover (14) likewise formed as a plastic injection-moulded part and fastenable to the support component (12), and wherein the fastening of the cover (14) to the support component (12) is configured such that an installation direction during fastening of the cover (14) to the support component (12) runs in the horizontal direction. Furthermore, a method for installing a multi-part frame (10) is specified.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Roof Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Juergen Schmidt, Stefan Vogel, Joachim Roeder
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Patent number: 11440384Abstract: A slider unit for a roof system of a motor vehicle has a slide body and a mounting unit which has a recess in which the slide body is accommodated. The slide body is mounted in the mounting unit such that, relative to the mounting unit, the slide body is movable in at least two directions in each case limited to a predefined distance and/or is pivotable about two axes limited to a predefined angle.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Roof Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert
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Patent number: 11400801Abstract: A shading blind for a roof window of a motor vehicle having two guide rails, a roller blind element which has two lateral, flexible guide structures with which it is guided in the guide rails, and a receiving space for the roller blind element, the roller blind element being adjustable between an extended position in which it is largely located outside the receiving space, and a retracted position in which it is largely located in the receiving space, wherein the receiving space has a length which is approximately half of the adjustment path between the extended and the retracted positions, the height of the receiving space is such that when the roller blind element is deflected in the receiving space by approximately 180°, the guide structures are only elastically deformed and a rear edge of the roller blind element is permanently attached in the receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Roof Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Joachim Roeder, Thomas Becher, Christian Biewer, Franz Adelmann
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Patent number: 11142051Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises a front lifting mechanism and a rear lifting mechanism which are assigned to a front and a rear edge respectively of a cover of the sliding roof system, as well as a connecting element which is arranged between the front and the rear lifting mechanisms. The connecting element is formed as a connecting plate which is displaceable transverse to its direction of extension and in its plane of extension between an actuation position and a catch position.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert
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Patent number: 11040603Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises a front lifting mechanism and a rear lifting mechanism which are assigned to a front and a rear edge respectively of a cover of the sliding roof system, wherein the front lifting mechanism has a guide rail with a lifting slotted guide for a cover-side lifting slider as well as a controlling carriage which is displaceable along the guide rail in order to control the movement of the cover. The controlling carriage has a controlling slotted guide for a cover-side controlling slider, and the controlling slotted guide is provided in a slotted guide component which is pivotably attached to the controlling carriage.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert
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Patent number: 10696144Abstract: The invention relates to a sun blind system for a motor vehicle, having two guide rails, in each of which a guide band is received, and a flat blind body which is connected to the two guide bands, wherein a receiving channel is provided on each guide rail for the corresponding guide band, said channel having two guide sections which are connected together by a deflecting section.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Franz Adelmann, Dirk Eis
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Patent number: 10556538Abstract: A vehicle roof element is specified, including a glass pane having an exterior side and an interior side, and a transparent sealing compound which is fastened to the glass pane on the inside, at least one LED and at least one electrical line by means of which the LED is adapted to be contacted being embedded in the sealing compound. The at least one LED and the at least one electrical line are arranged on a flexible foil to which the sealing compound is integrally injection-molded.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Gerhard Mersch, Matthias Ludwig
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Patent number: 10532540Abstract: A vehicle roof glass element having an exterior glass pane and a transparent insulating layer foamed on the inside onto the glass pane has an externally circumferential rim the runner points and the ventilation points of which are provided on the inside of the glass pane. Furthermore, a method and a tool for manufacturing a vehicle roof glass element are described.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Matthias Ludwig, Joachim Röder, Maximilian Kirchner
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Patent number: 10427505Abstract: A roof module for a motor vehicle comprises an RTM frame and a Class-A covering layer, which at least partially covers the frame and is made of polyurethane. A method for manufacturing a roof module comprises the following steps: Initially, a fiber mat is put into a first mold. Then, a reactive resin system is introduced into the closed mold and the resin cures, so that a blank is formed. The blank is put into a second mold, into which subsequently polyurethane is introduced in the open condition. The polyurethane expands, wherein it at least partially forms a Class-A surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Maximilian Kirchner, Matthias Ludwig, Joachim Röder, Markus Waroch
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Patent number: 10350979Abstract: A motor vehicle sliding roof system for shifting a cover from a closed position to an open position has at least one guide rail, a carriage that is displaceable in the guide rail, a lifting mechanism that controls a displacement of the front edge of the cover, a raising mechanism that controls a displacement of the rear edge of the cover, and a transfer mechanism adapted to transfer a displacement of the carriage to the raising mechanism. The lifting mechanism, the raising mechanism and the transfer mechanism have a modular structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert, Stefan Kunkel
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Patent number: 9764627Abstract: A sliding roof system is shown having a pair of guide rails, a slide in each guide rail, the slide being displaceably mounted therein, a functional component which is displaceably received in the guide rail and can be fixed in a raised position by means of a latching hook, the latching hook being shiftable between a release position and a latching position, the latching hook when in the latching position engaging in an opening of the guide rail, and a cover which can be opened from a closed position by displacement of the slide, a retaining lever being provided which can mechanically hold the latching hook in the latching position, wherein the retaining lever is adapted to be pivoted about a pivot pin between the release position and the retaining position.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Stefan Vogel, Stefan Kunkel, Rainer Arnold
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Patent number: 9505292Abstract: A sliding roof system is shown having a pair of guide rails, a slide in each guide rail, the slide being displaceably mounted therein, a functional component which is displaceably received in the guide rail and can be fixed in a raised position by means of a latching hook, the latching hook being shiftable between a release position and a latching position, the latching hook when in the latching position engaging in an opening of the guide rail, and a cover which can be opened from a closed position by displacement of the slide, a retaining lever being provided which can mechanically hold the latching hook in the latching position, wherein the retaining lever is adapted to be pivoted about a pivot pin between the release position and the retaining position.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Stefan Vogel, Stefan Kunkel, Rainer Arnold
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Patent number: 9370988Abstract: A sliding roof system is shown having a pair of guide rails, a slide in each guide rail, the slide being displaceably mounted therein, a functional component which is displaceably received in the guide rail and can be fixed in a raised position by means of a latching hook, the latching hook being shiftable between a release position and a latching position, the latching hook when in the latching position engaging in an opening of the guide rail, and a cover which can be opened from a closed position by displacement of the slide, a retaining lever being provided which can mechanically hold the latching hook in the latching position, wherein the retaining lever is adapted to be pivoted about a pivot pin between the release position and the retaining position.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Stefan Vogel, Stefan Kunkel, Rainer Arnold
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Patent number: 9308804Abstract: A method of attaching functional components to a roof element of a vehicle is provided. The method including the steps of: applying a curable material in a low-viscosity state which is molded in sections by a first mold surface, wherein a second mold surface is used for further shaping sections of the curable material, and wherein an opening remains accessible towards an environment through which the curable material is introduced.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Joachim Roeder, Stefan Vogel, Martin Niscack, Pavol Hurban, Andre Schaper, Andreas Kunze, Charles Wassen
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Patent number: 9227492Abstract: A sliding roof system is shown having a pair of guide rails, a slide in each guide rail, the slide being displaceably mounted therein, a functional component which is displaceably received in the guide rail and can be fixed in a raised position by means of a latching hook, the latching hook being shiftable between a release position and a latching position, the latching hook when in the latching position engaging in an opening of the guide rail, and a cover which can be opened from a closed position by displacement of the slide, a retaining lever being provided which can mechanically hold the latching hook in the latching position, wherein the retaining lever is adapted to be pivoted about a pivot pin between the release position and the retaining position.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Stefan Vogel, Stefan Kunkel, Rainer Arnold
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Patent number: 8931830Abstract: A wind deflector for a sliding roof system is disclosed herein, the wind deflector having: a wind deflector element that is adjustable between a lowered position and an extended position; and a pair of raising arms that are each connected with the wind deflector element at one end and with an abutment at the other end, wherein the abutment is vehicle-fixed, that the raising arms are configured to be telescopically length-adjustable, and that an adjustment mechanism is provided by which the distance of the wind deflector element from the abutments is reduced when it is moved from the lowered position to the extended position.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Roof Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Stefan Vogel, Waldemar Schmidt
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Patent number: 8807646Abstract: In one embodiment, an assembly for an openable sliding roof having a cover for selectively exposing and closing a roof opening is provided, the assembly having: at least one lever for raising and lowering the cover, the at least one lever being pivotally mounted to the cover; and a height adjusting mechanism for repositioning the lever with respect to the cover, the height adjusting mechanism having an eccentric coupling the lever to the cover.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Roof Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Rainer Grimm, Juergen Schrader, Achim Demmer
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Patent number: 8770658Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle, having at least one guide rail, a cover holder which is adjustable relative to the guide rail, and a slide which is shiftable in the guide rail, wherein the slide and the cover holder each have a locking member provided thereon, each locking member being configured to engage into each other at least when the cover holder is in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Roof Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Rainer Grimm, Stefan Vogel