Abstract: A cover for a motor vehicle roof has a cover plate, a plastic frame which is foamed or injected around the edge of the cover plate, and that forms an edge gap seal on the outside edge of the plastic frame. The plastic frame on the outside edge has a groove which is open to the bottom and which is bordered to the outside by a lip which forms the edge gap seal and in which there is a plastic insert of a material which is softer than the material of the plastic frame. Further, it is a process for producing one such cover in which the plastic frame is injected or foamed on the edge of the cover plate, optionally with inclusion of the edge area of the reinforcing frame, and in which in the course of injection or foaming the plastic frame or in a subsequent step the plastic insert is placed in the groove of the plastic frame.

Abstract: In a device for influencing the air flow in the area of the roof opening (12) of an openable motor vehicle roof with a wind deflector (18) which is located in the area of the front edge of the roof opening and which is pivotably mounted on a roof-mounted frame (16) and can be raised into an operating position under the influence of a spring force (20), there is at least one stop (28) which is independent of the adjustment mechanism of other movable roof components (14) in order to limit the raising motion of the wind deflector (18).

Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a roof opening (18) between two lateral side members (14) attached to the vehicle, on which a pre-mounted roof module (10) which covers the roof opening is fixed. The roof module (10) is made on the two sides which engage the side members (14) such that a rigid top part (30) rests on the respective side member, while a lower, essentially rigid bottom part (28) which, however, is preferably flexible, at least in the edge area, fits under the respective side member. The vehicle roof is made such that the roof module, for attachment to the side members, can be pushed from the front or the rear into the side members.

Abstract: A cover of an openable motor vehicle roof with a cover plate, an edge gap seal, and a peripheral plastic frame which is foamed or injected onto an edge side of the cover plate. The cover is provided with at least one heating element which is integrated into the plastic frame. In one embodiment, the heating element is a heating wire that is clipped into a recess provided on the plastic frame. In another embodiment, a reinforcing frame is embedded in the plastic frame and the heating element is attached to the reinforcing frame.

Abstract: A solar module (10) for mounting on motor vehicles, which is provided with a top cover layer (12) and a bottom cover layer (14), between which a solar generator (18) is embedded which has a plurality of electrically interconnected solar cells (20), and with two electrical connections (28, 30) on a connection side for tapping of the solar current generated by the solar generator. There are connections (28, 30) on a connection socket (26) which is located on one side of the solar module (10), and of which the side (32) facing away from the connection side is embedded in a sealed manner between the two cover layers (12, 24).

Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a closure element (14) for a roof opening (12) which can be displaced between a closed position and an open position and which is provided with a primary solar generator (24). The closure element (14) is made such that an additional element (32) which has an additional solar generator (34) can be coupled to the closure element in the open position of the closure element, such that the additional element assumes a working position on the outside of the vehicle to generate solar current.

Abstract: A solar cover for a roof opening in a motor vehicle roof, having a transparent cover panel (12) with a solar cell combination (14) which is located on its underside and which is formed of solar cells (20) which are embedded in an elastic film composite (16, 18, 22), and a carrier element (26) which is attached to the underside of the cover panel by means of a peripheral foaming (28) on the outside edge of the cover panel and the carrier element. The peripheral foam (28) is also sealed toward the inside by an emergence area (24) which is formed of the elastic film composite extending outwardly from the solar cells (20) by being clamped to form a seal between the carrier element (26) and the cover pane (12). A process for producing such a solar cover involves selecting a vertical distance between the cover panel and the carrier element such that the emergence area is clamped to form a seal between the carrier element and the cover panel inwardly of the peripheral foaming.

Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a cover (14) which has a closed position in which it closes a roof opening (12) in a fixed roof skin (10), and which can be raised for ventilation purposes, and with an adjustable headliner part (16, 116) which can be both moved from a closed position in which it blocks viewing of the cover from the motor vehicle interior (18) and an open position in which it exposes the roof opening or the cover. The headliner can also be raised with the cover to increase the ventilation function. A coupling mechanism is provided for coupling the headliner to the cover for entraining the headliner to rise with the cover but is disengageable for uncoupling of the headliner part from the cover for enabling longitudinal movement of the headliner relative to the cover into said at least one pushed-back position. Engagement and disengagement the coupling mechanism can be position dependent or can be manually actuated.

Abstract: A wind deflector for a motor vehicle roof having a roof opening and a cover for closing and exposing the roof opening, has a body with a wind-deflecting surface and which is movable between a rest position and a raised operating position and is formed of at least two body elements which are movable relative to one another between a compact configuration in said rest position and a raised and expanded configuration in the operating position. The body elements are coupled to one another and are pre-tensioned towards their expanded configuration and include at least one base body element and an auxiliary body element. The auxiliary body is connected to a displacement element for raising and lowering both the at least one base body element and the auxiliary body element to and from their operating position, the at least one base body element being displaced downward relative to the auxiliary body element as the auxiliary body is raised.

Abstract: A motor vehicle roof has at least two raisable cover elements for selective closing or at least partially exposing a roof opening in a fixed roof surface, with gutters which run laterally lengthwise along the roof opening, a bead-shaped seal which is located transversely in the direction of travel on the front edge of the cover element and which with the roof closed fills and seals the gap between adjacent cover elements, a first primary gutter which is located in front of the bead-shaped seal, and a secondary gutter which is located in front of the primary gutter such that two gutters arranged in a cascade are formed, the end sides of the primary and secondary gutter being located over the gutters which run laterally along the roof opening in order to drain off the water which is located on the cover element with the cover element raised.

Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a lowerable roof part (12) which can be moved via a lowering mechanism (48) from a raised into a lowered position and which has a closing device (14), with which the lowerable roof part (12) can be locked both in the raised and also in the lowered position, the closing device (14) with the lowerable roof part (12) raised interacting with a first pivot support (11) which is fixed on a stationary roof part (20). The lowerable roof part (12) can be locked securely in the raised and in the lowered position without high construction cost, and which enables universal use is created by the closing device (14) with the lowerable roof part (12) lowered interacting with a second pivot support (62) which is fixed on an element of the lowering mechanism (48).

Abstract: A tailgate of a motor vehicle which can be selectively pivoted as the trunk lid around a front pivot axis by a front four-bar mechanism which has two levers or can be pivoted as the lid of a roof receiver for the folding roof around a rear pivot axis by a rear four-bar mechanism which has two levers, has a lever that is part of both the front four-bar mechanism and the rear four-bar mechanism.