Abstract: The invention improves a connection portion between a guide rail and a front rail in a sliding roof apparatus and make a mounting operation easy. In the sliding roof apparatus, a gutter is supported to a protruding portion of the guide rail, a side end portion of the front rail is overlapped with a front portion of the gutter from the above, an opening thereof is opposed to a bottom wall of the gutter, and a bracket of the side end portion is fixed to the protruding portion of the guide rail.

Abstract: A vehicle roof apparatus includes an overhead console that is slidably supported with respect to guide rails disposed along opposite sides of the opening in the vehicle roof. In one embodiment, the console is supported on the guide rails by frames, and sunshades are slidably supported in the frames. The sunshades are thus able to move with sliding movement of the overhead console, but are able to slidably move independent of the console. In another embodiment, the overhead console is slidably supported on the guide rails by the sunshades, with the console and the sunshades being movable together as a unit. In a further embodiment, the overhead console is supported on the guide rails by a supporting member, and the sunshades are slidably mounted on the console and the guide rails so that the console and the sunshades can be moved independently of one another.

Abstract: A sliding cable includes a core member, a tooth member wound around the core member and a covering member which is formed by extrusion molding of a foaming material and which covers the core member so as to project out from an outer circumferential surface of the tooth member.

Abstract: A sliding roof device for vehicles includes a pair of guide rails each being oppositely provided in vehicle longitudinal direction, an opening provided in a vehicle roof, a roof panel slidable in the vehicle longitudinal direction along the pair of guide rails for opening and closing the opening of the roof, a U-shaped extension formed integrally with the pair of guide rails and a rain gutter having a U-shaped channel and motor drive bracket which is provided on the U-shaped extension of the guide rails.

Abstract: The retractable head lamp device includes a fixed bracket for fixing the device to the vehicle body, a movable bracket having a head lamp for positioning the head lamp between the retracted and projected positions, a drive mechanism having a motor to rotate the movable bracket relative to the fixed bracket. The device further includes a stopper member to define the retracted position of the movable bracket. The stopper member includes a threaded hole and the movable bracket includes a hole corresponding to the threaded hole of the stopper member for inserting a bolt into the holes to fix the relative position thereof during adjusting the relative position between the movable bracket and the drive mechanism so that the lines between the head lamp cover and the outer surface of the vehicle hood may be in a line.

Abstract: A sun-roof structure of a vehicle body including a retractable roof panel assembly which is comprised of a rigid front panel and a foldable hood. Guide grooves and link mechanism are provided so that the front panel is laid over the folded hood in the retracted position of the sun-roof so as to cover the folded hood.

Abstract: A retractable headlamp mounting structure includes a fixed bracket mounted on an automobile frame for supporting a motor, a movable bracket pivotally supported on the fixed bracket for holding a headlamp, and a link having one end connected to the movable bracket and another end connected to the motor, the motor being energizable to cause the movable bracket to be angularly moved through the link between a position at which the headlamp projects out of the automobile hood and a position at which the headlamp is retracted within the hood. The fixed bracket is disposed on the side of a radiator support facing the rear of the automobile to shorten the distance between the radiator support and the front bumper of the automobile.

Abstract: A retractable lamp device for vehicles includes a vehicles includes a vehicle body having a space for accommodating a lamp, a cover member rotatably mounted on the body to open or close the space, a motor for rotating the cover member. The retractable lamp further includes a movable member connected to the motor and an adjusting member for adjusting the surface level of the vehicle body and the cover member from outside of the vehicle.

Abstract: A screw bar for connecting a nut member and a bearing member of a pantograph-type jack includes a cylindrical-shaped bar member having a joint portion formed integrally with the bar member at one end and a threaded portion formed integrally on the bar member at the other end. The nut member of the jack is threadably engageable with the threaded portion of the screw bar, and the bearing member of the jack is pivotally mountable on the bearing support portion of the screw bar. The maximum outer diameter of the threaded portion is less than or equal to the desired diameter of the bearing support portion so that the bearing member can be mounted on the screw bar from the threaded-portion end. Preferably, the joint portion includes a flange portion having an outer diameter greater then the desired diameter and the bearing support portion is provided with a lug portion.

Abstract: A retractable lamp which includes a lamp pivotally held at a first axis to be extended out of and retracted into a housing, a lampcover pivotally held at a second axis to open and close an opening of the housing for exposing and retracting the lamp, and a swing member for imparting motions to the lamp and the lampcover. The retractable lamp can reduce the open area between the lampcover and the lamp which are exposed out of the housing. Due to the reduction of the open area, a reduction in air resistance and noise is thus created and an improvement in the fuel efficiency of an automobile can be realized.

Abstract: A pantograph jack apparatus for elevating a motor vehicle includes first and second upper arms pivotally connected to a supporting plate engageable with the motor vehicle and first and second lower arms pivotally connected to a base plate supporting the jack apparatus at ground level. The first upper arm and first lower arm are pivotally connected to a threaded connecting nut that is threaded on the threaded portion of a shaft member. The second upper arm and second lower arm are pivotally connected to a connecting bearing rotatably mounted on the non-threaded portion of the shaft member. The connecting bearing is axially movable on the shaft member between two stop portions so that, when the connecting bearing abuts against the first stop portion, the jack is in its lowered position for storage and, when the connecting bearing abuts against the second stop portion, the jack is raised to a position where it is engageable with a jacking portion of the motor vehicle body.

Abstract: A window regulator for automotive vehicles which has a reciprocable wire operable to raise and lower a window along a guide rail within a door. The window regulator includes a wire driving mechanism for driving the wire according to the operation of a handle lever, and an auxiliary mechanism including a torsion spring integrated with the wire driving mechanism for assisting in raising the window and serving as a resistance to lowering the window.

Abstract: The present invention is an improvement in a door hinge construction for use on automotive vehicles for preventing the door from closing when the vehicle is parked on a sloping surface or from wind forces which act to close the door. A torsion bar is mounted in the stationary portion of the hinge and has a straight end portion which biases against a pair of rollers mounted on the movable portion of the hinge attached to the door to apply a torque to the movable hinge portion to maintain the door in the open position, with this torque increasing with wider opening of the door.The use of the rollers present a sliding contact with the torsion bar, thus eliminating unpleasant clicking noises during door opening and closing operations.