Abstract: A guide arrangement for linear sliding movements of guide shoes (10) along guide rails (3) for sliding roofs of motor vehicles includes slide elements (17, 20) at three spaced points, which coincide approximately with the vertices of an imaginary triangle. The slide elements are guided in sliding fashion along three associated slideways (16, 19) of the guide rail (3) with little play or, if the guide shoe (10) is resilient, even without play or rattling.

Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a roof with a roof opening and a rear body portion with a rear opening. Spaced apart guide rails are supported on an exterior surface of the roof. A retractable roof panel is supported on the guide rails by guide members that move along the guide rails along a path. The roof opening and the roof panel extend to the rearward end where the roof panel defines a rear header. The retractable roof panel may be driven from a closed positioned forward to an open position where the roof panel is adjacent to the exterior surface of the roof. The rear gate assembly, which is arranged in the rear opening, may be opened to provide access to the rear cargo area of the vehicle. With the rear gate assembly and retractable roof panel open, large items may be slid into the cargo area and may extend above the plane of the roof.

Abstract: A sliding block guide for openable motor vehicle roofs or vehicle hatches, with a guideway which has a guide channel (40), and a sliding block (11) which is movably guided in the guide channel along the guideway, the guideway has at least one essentially linear guideway area (47, 48) and at least one curved guideway area (49). To improve the curve handling capacity of the sliding block, the guide channel (40) is made wider in the area of the curved areas (49) of the guideway (12) than in the area of the essentially linear guideway areas (47, 48).

Abstract: A roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof includes a frame to be fixed to the roof. The frame is fixed to the vehicle roof by a connection fastener, engaging through a passage opening in said plastic part of the frame and through a hole in the cover plate that is extended beyond the passage opening in the plastic part. The hole in the cover plate is in register with the passage opening in the plastic part. The cover plate is made of metal at least in a projecting part surrounding the hole and is shaped to extend through the passage opening in the frame in order to be engaged by the connection fastener.

Abstract: A guide rail (2) for a driver (4) which can be driven and which is coupled to a vehicle component, especially a sliding roof cover, with a guide channel (8) for holding an elongated, axially movable drive element (19) and with a guide (7) for movably supporting the driver (4) which is connected to the drive element (19), the guide channel (8) fitting around the drive element (19) and being formed of surrounding parts that alternate in the axial direction on different sides, on one of the sides the respective surrounding parts being interrupted so as to form a continuous slot (14) in which a connecting part (18) which connects the drive element (19) to the driver (4) is movably held.

Abstract: A closure panel assembly selectively covers an opening formed in a roof of a motor vehicle. The closure panel assembly includes a frame disposed around the opening of the roof. The frame has a longitudinal wall including a guide slot extending between a forward end and a rearward end. A lead screw is disposed adjacent the longitudinal wall and is movable with respect thereto. A panel is movable relative to the lead screw for selectively covering the opening. A sliding bracket is secured to the panel and includes a drive nut extending through the guide slot to threadingly engage the lead screw. The rotation of the lead screw allows for movement of the drive nut to move the panel between an open position and a closed position.

Abstract: Sliding block guide for openable motor vehicle roofs or vehicle hatches, with a guideway (12) which has a guide channel (40), and a sliding block (11) which is movably guided in the guide channel along the guideway and which has a rubber-elastic sliding block body (20) and a sliding cap (26) which is seated on the sliding block body. A carrier part (15) is inserted into the rubber-elastic sliding block body (20), this carrier part (115) having greater strength and stiffness than the sliding block body and being pivotally supported on a support pin(13).

Abstract: Various embodiments of a drive device for motor vehicle sliding sunroofs or the like are proposed, in which the drive cables wound with wire in screw thread-like manner used hitherto as drive transmission elements in particular for the drive of the displaceable cover but also for the drive of displaceable shading or wind deflection elements are replaced by endless, tensile stress-resistant, low-noise guided toothed belts.

Abstract: A cable drive device for moving a vehicle component, such as a vehicle sliding roof, includes a cable that is guided in an endless loop and whose ends of which are wound up on two winding drums that are driven in the same direction. An intermediate section of the cable is looped around a further winding drum, thereby dividing the cable into two branches having entrainment elements provided thereon for engaging the vehicle component to be moved.

Abstract: A guide mechanism for a cover of a sliding/tilting roof has at least one lateral profiled rail, at least one bearing part each provided along the profiled rail for shifting the cover and at least one intermediate part which is connected with the bearing part and at least indirectly mechanically coupled to the cover. The intermediate part, for instance a slotted guide or a guiding part, has an extension which projects into the profiled rail, blocking the intermediate part from moving outside the profiled rail. The connection between the bearing part and the intermediate part is therefore additionally locked.

Abstract: In a sunroof apparatus provided with a lid (3) capable of opening and closing an opening formed in a roof (1) of a vehicle body, and a slider (8) longitudinally moving on a side rail (5) connected to the lid (3) and provided in a side of the vehicle body, in which a longitudinal movement of the slider (8) is automatically obtained by an actuator and a dummy full-close position temporarily closing an opening (2) by the lid exists between a tilt-up position and a flap position, the lid is made incapable of stopping at the dummy full-close position at a time of moving in an opening direction and a closing direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for moving a multipart sliding roof for a motor vehicle has a first angularly movable roof section, and at least a second and third roof section movable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle for the positioned closing and opening-up of a roof opening. The longitudinally movable roof sections are controllable by means of an operating element for the selection of different defined roof positions, in which case, by means of the operating element, at least six switching positions and thus six positions and thus six different positions of the individual roof sections can be selected. After the selection of different switching positions by the operating element, the movement of different parts of the multipart sliding roof is carried out in a restrictedly controlled manner, without their movement having been selected by the operating element.

Abstract: A vehicle roof panel assembly comprises a vehicle roof panel and a track to receive the vehicle roof panel. The track has a track link and a track width. A guide is connected to the panel and slides on the track and has a portion that is selectively alterable between a first dimension and a second dimension less than the first dimension. A cable connected to the guide moves the vehicle panel along the track length and may actuate the guide portion between the first dimension and the second dimension. A drive unit is connected to the cable.

Abstract: A module, in particular a sliding roof module for a motor vehicle, comprises at least one guide, at least two carriages which are adapted to be moved in the guide and to which one component each is attached which is a component that is to be operated. The module further comprises at least a first catch which is connected with a drive device such that it can be shifted in the guide. The first catch and at least one of the carriages are designed such that the at least first catch can be coupled with one of the carriages and is able to shift it and, after a predetermined shifting of the carriage, can be detached from it.

Abstract: In a method and a device for operation of a cover of a tilt-and-slide sunroof of a vehicle, the cover is arranged in a first relative position in relation to a roof panel surrounding the cover when the vehicle is stationary. The cover is moved from the first relative position into a second relative position by a vacuum force caused by an air stream when the vehicle is in motion. A physical variable correlating with the vacuum force is registered, and adjustment of the position of the cover by the cover drive as a function of the variable registered, counter to the direction of the vacuum force from the second relative position into a third relative position essentially coinciding with the first relative position, is performed. In its closed position, therefore, the cover always lies in the same relative position to the roof panel surrounding it, regardless of the vehicle speed.

Abstract: A motor vehicle sun screen device for a vehicle roof module has at least one guideway which extends from back to front in a longitudinal direction of a roof module, a housing which is mounted on the roof module, a first sun screen that can be moved forward from the housing and that is guided in the guideway, at least one cassette mounted on the lower edge of the first sun screen, and a second sun screen contained in the cassette.

Abstract: A opening and closing device 10 for sunroofs of an automobile, which has a pair of rails 17a and 17b, a lid 13 for opening and closing an opening 12, right and left cables 26 engaged to a lid 14 and arranged along the rails 17a and 17b, and a drive mechanism 36 for driving the cables in a reciprocating manner. The cables 26 construct a closed loop arrangement with bypassing the opening 12 of the loof of the automobile. One of the cable 26 coming out of the drive mechanism 36 is arranged to the right-side rails 17b, bridged to the left side lail 17b, reversed at the base end of the left side lail 17a and returned along the same route to the drive mechanism 36.

Abstract: A roof arrangement is particularly useful in a passenger car with a sliding cover which is provided for closing or partially exposing a roof opening and is linked to a lateral guiding device. The roof arrangement also has an element which can be moved with the cover and has a connection line as well as a line guiding device for the connection line. In order to be able to lay the connection line for the element in a simple manner, a screen which can be moved with the cover and which at least partially covers the lateral guiding device is provided. The connection line is guided on the screen.

Abstract: A method for the operation of the cover of a slide-and-tilt sunroof for closing a roof opening of a vehicle from an open position, at least partially exposing the roof opening is provided. To close it, the cover is slid into the area of the roof opening and moved towards an opening edge of the roof opening, and, after commencement of the movement towards the opening edge of the roof opening, the movement of the cover is driven in such a way that the cover reaches the closed position in the same closing direction as when closing from its elevated position.

Abstract: A powered panel control apparatus and method using an electric motor with a rotatable armature. The control generates time periods for a predetermined amount of angular rotation of the motor armature during one complete rotation. An average time period is computed over a predetermined number of time periods and compared with a threshold time period to determine if an obstacle is present in the path of movement of the panel. Transient counts are accumulated for increasing average time periods over a number of time period samples to detect an obstacle. A threshold for normal noise variations is adjusted upon detection of a rough road condition to compensate for the effect of rough road conditions on the powered panel control apparatus.

Abstract: A motor vehicle, with a motor vehicle roof (4) with body-mounted lengthwise roof beams (5), with a roof opening (8) in the motor vehicle roof (4), with a movable cover (9) for selectively closing or at least partially clearing the roof opening (8), and with a rear window (11) which adjoins the motor vehicle roof (4), and a trunk lid (2), and the cover (9) and rear window (11) can be moved by a guide mechanism into the open position in which they are located on top of one another on the trunk lid (2). In another embodiment, the roof opening extends essentially over the entire vehicle interior and can be closed by a cover arrangement which has at least two cover elements, the cover elements being guided on lateral guides, and when the roof opening is cleared, being moved along the lengthwise roof beams into a rear storage space in a packed position and especially in an essentially upright position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control for a roof assembly of a vehicle, in which said roof assembly includes several roof members which are individually drivable by drive motors. The control comprises a control unit programmed to control said drive motors, and a switch. It has a range of adjustment with pre-selected positions each corresponding to a pre-selected position of the roof members. The switch can be provided with a momentary function to activate the control unit to energize one or more of said drive motors to move one or more of said roof members to the position corresponding to said pre-selected position of said switch.

Abstract: A preferred embodiment of an automotive vehicle roof system includes first, second and third movable sunroof panels. A further aspect of the present invention provides a pair of sunroof panels that are slidable toward each other in a cross-car direction and a third movable sunroof located rearward of at least one of the pair of sunroof panels.

Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises at least one cover part and a cover support to which the cover part is mounted. The system further comprises a guide rail on which a hook-out slot is provided and a carriage which can be shifted in the guide rail. An adjustment slot is provided on the carriage and is engaged by a hook-out pin which is mounted to the cover support. The hook-out pin also engages in the hook-out slot. A guide slot is provided on the guide rail and a guide pin is provided on the cover support, the guide pin gliding in the guide slot.

Abstract: A frame is provided for vehicle roofs of all usual types, such as sliding sunroofs, slide-and-tilt sunroofs and top ridge sliding sunroofs (spoiler roofs), preferably having a motor drive for the cover that can be moved in relation to a roof opening by means of a cable drive system. The frame assembled from few parts comprises a plastic injection molded front member having cable channels open at the bottom and molded-on corner areas for the fixed attachment of the frame side members guiding the cover on guide rails, the side members preferably being cut to length from continuously cast aluminum profiles. The cable channels open at the bottom, into which the drive cables can easily be laid, are closed by at least one likewise plastic injection molded cover element. A motor mounting plate is provided as separate plastic injection molded part, so that it can be formed with high dimensional accuracy from another plastic particularly suited to the drive requirements.

Abstract: In a vehicle roof with a roof opening and a sliding roof element movable between a closed position in which the roof element is disposed in the roof opening and an open position in which the roof element is moved below a section of the vehicle roof behind the roof opening, wherein the roof opening is delimited by a guide frame provided with a guide track structure including front and rear guide track channels into which guide pins of the roof element project, the guide track channels for the two guide pins have front sections with inclinations which are greater for the rear guide pin than for the front guide pin so that the rear end of the roof element is lowered faster during initial opening movement than the front end of the roof element and the guide pins are so mounted on the roof element as to be able to accommodate different distance requirements during transition of the roof element between the open and the closed positions.

Abstract: A sliding roof cover for the roof opening of a motor vehicle roof which is supported to be moved along and be raised on guide rails which run lengthwise on either side of the roof opening. The sliding cover including a bearing on each guide rail having a front and a rear swiveling guide arrangement for raising or lowering the front edge and/or rear edge section of the cover when opening or closing the cover, and the two swiveling arrangements being coupled to one another. Each swiveling guide arrangement has a swiveling arm coupled to the cover and two guide elements which are spaced apart from one another and are movably supported on a guideway located on the roof-mounted guide rail. The two guide elements of each swiveling arm are guided in a deflection section of the guideway such that they swivel the swiveling arms for lifting or lowering the front or rear section of the cover.

Abstract: A cable drive device for moving a vehicle component, such as a vehicle sliding roof, includes a cable that is guided in an endless loop and whose ends of which are wound up on two winding drums that are driven in the same direction. An intermediate section of the cable is looped around a further winding drum, thereby dividing the cable into two branches having entrainment elements provided thereon for engaging the vehicle component to be moved.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening includes a closure element for the roof opening, which is driven by a driving element. The closure element can be locked in at least one position with respect to the vehicle, whilst the driving element can be disconnected from the closure element in that position for the purpose of driving another element. A coupling arm is pivotally connected to the closure element and engages the driving element. The coupling arm, in a first pivoted position thereof, is substantially rigidly connected to the driving element, and in a second pivoted position the closure element is fixed in position with respect to the vehicle the guide, whilst on the other hand the driving element is made movable with respect to the coupling arm and the closure element.

Abstract: An openable motor vehicle roof with at least one cover which selectively closes the roof opening by means of a raising and displacement mechanism (crank path, crank pin, drive carriage) and at least partially clears it by raising or lowering its rear edge and by displacement along a guide rail, with a locking element which locks an element connected to the cover with the guide rail in the closed position and the raised position. For reliable and low-wear interlocking of the cover mechanism in the closed and raised position, with a simple structure, it is provided that, in a sliding and lifting roof with a cover which can be lowered and can be pushed under the fixed vehicle roof, there is a locking element on the locking lever which is pivotally located on a component (cover carrier) which is connected to the cover being disengaged from the guide rail toward the end of the lowering motion of the cover which precedes the displacement motion.

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, which stationary part includes a guide rail present on at least one side of the roof opening. A panel supported by the stationary part is adjustable between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position, in which it has been moved to a position above the fixed roof. This is effected by an operating mechanism present between the panel and the guide rail, which operating mechanism includes a supporting part which supports the panel and a first slide which is capable of sliding movement along the guide rail. The supporting part of the operating mechanism slidably supports the panel, while a second slide is provided, which is capable of moving the panel with respect to the supporting part by a connecting part. Preferably, the panel and the supporting part are guided with respect to each other by a roller guide.

Abstract: In an automotive sun roof system, each of the front sliders is provided with at least three laterally extending slide shoes including a front inboard slide shoe, a rear inboard slide shoe and a front outboard slide shoe located intermediate between the inboard slide shoes with respect to a fore-and-aft direction, and the guide rail is provided with an inboard side defining an inboard guide slot and an outboard side defining an outboard guide slot adapted to receive the corresponding slide shoes, the outboard side of the guide rail being provided with a front end which is rearwardly offset from that of the inboard side of the guide rail. Thus, the front end of each guide rail is advanced as much as possible without increasing the exposure of such parts to the moisture that may drip from the fixed roof panel and/or moveable panel by taking into account the rounded shape of the opening in the fixed roof panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle roof having at least one cover that can be moved and raised on its rear edge via with a control mechanism. The control mechanism has a rear lifting and displacement mechanism that is coupled near the rear edge of the cover to said mechanism. The control mechanism also comprises at least one control carriage that is connected to the cover, which can be driven and movably guided in lateral guide rails. To increase protection against ejection of the cover, the movable part of the lifting and displacement mechanism and the part that is connected to the cover have locking elements. The locking elements act in the closed position of the cover to prevent the upward ejection of the cover.

Abstract: A openable motor vehicle roof with at least one cover (10, 12) which can be moved out of a closed position in which it closes a roof opening along a roof guideway (14) to the rear into a deposited position in a rear gate (16) of the motor vehicle. The rear gate is provided with a guideway (22) for the at least one cover and is coupled to the vehicle body to swing about a transverse pivot axis that is located on or near its upper end in order to be swung out of the closed position into an open position. The guideways (14, 22) and the rear gate (16) are made such that the transfer of the at least one cover to the rear gate takes place in a transfer position of the rear gate which lies between the closed position and the open position of the rear gate (16).

Abstract: Various embodiments of a drive device for motor vehicle sliding sunroofs or the like are proposed, in which the drive cables wound with wire in screw thread-like manner used hitherto as drive transmission elements in particular for the drive of the displaceable cover but also for the drive of displaceable shading or wind deflection elements are replaced by endless, tensile stress-resistant, low-noise guided toothed belts.

Abstract: An openable motor vehicle roof including a closing element adapted for movement into a position that closes or at least partially clears an opening in a fixed roof skin of the motor vehicle, and a cover element adapted to be positioned underneath the roof opening for movement into a position that conceals or at least partially clears the closing element or the roof opening with respect to an interior area of the motor vehicle. At least one drive mechanism is provided for selectively and adjustably moving the closing element and the closing mechanism. Also provided is a controller for controlling the drive mechanism, the controller adapted to control the drive mechanism such that movement of the closing element into a closed position is not initiated until the cover element is moved at least into a position which covers an area of the roof opening that is not covered by the closing mechanism.

Abstract: A controller of a sunroof for a vehicle structured such as to adjust a predetermined over flap amount S to be fixed in correspondence to a power supply voltage of a drive unit or an operating speed of a lid 3 in the case of temporarily descending at the over flap amount S from a fully-closed position, thereafter ascending and stopping at the fully-closed position.

Abstract: A sliding roof device includes a housing disposed along at least front edge of an opening formed on a roof of a vehicle, a casing disposed along the housing, a driving force transmitting member slidably mounted and guided in the housing and driven by a driving mechanism and a sliding panel connected to the driving force transmitting member and being movable so as to open and close the opening by the sliding movement of the driving force transmitting member, wherein the casing is formed by a flexible raw material and a plural engaging portions which are displaced at least one of upper and lower and front and rear are formed on the housing, and wherein the casing is securely engaged with the engaging portions so as to be arranged zigzag.

Abstract: A sunroof mechanism for a vehicle includes track members mounted to the roof at side edge portions of an opening in the vehicle roof. The sunroof mechanism also includes a sunroof panel moveable with respect to the opening in the roof between various operative positions. The track members each have a drive member receiving channel with a longitudinally extending opening. A rail assembly is coupled to the track members at end portions thereof and extends therebetween. Drive members are coupled to the rail assembly and are received within guide sheaths and the channels such that the sheaths and the channels each guide the drive members for axial movement therein. Portions of the guide sheaths are received in guide sheath receiving portions provided by the track members in axially spaced relation from the receiving channels. The axially spaced relation enables the guide sheaths to axially elongate due to thermal expansion.

Abstract: A opening and closing device 10 for sunroofs of an automobile, which has a pair of rails 17a and 17b, a lid 13 for opening and closing an opening 12, right and left cables 26 engaged to a lid 14 and arranged along the rails 17a and 17b, and a drive mechanism 36 for driving the cables in a reciprocating manner. The cables 26 construct a closed loop arrangement with bypassing the opening 12 of the loof of the automobile. One of the cable 26 coming out of the drive mechanism 36 is arranged to the right-side rails 17b, bridged to the left side lail 17b, reversed at the base end of the left side lail 17a and returned along the same route to the drive mechanism 36.

Abstract: A motorized vent and escape hatch assembly has a mounting ring fastened to a vehicle roof around a hatch hole, and a hatch cover that is attached to the mounting ring by a first over center hinge linkage mechanism pivotally connecting one side of the hatch cover to the mounting ring and a second over center mechanism pivotally connecting an opposite side of the hatch cover to the mounting ring. Each over center hinge linkage mechanism has first and second lever members pivotally connected to the mounting ring at one end, first and second plungers that are connected to the respective first and second plungers at the opposite end and that extend into opposite ends of a tube that is connected to the hatch cover. A compression spring in the tube biases the first and second plungers away from each other.

Abstract: An operational control for a motor vehicle roof, and a motor vehicle roof, which can be opened by motor over different intermediate stages with at least one rotary switch, with operating positions located around the rotary switch signaling the respective opening stage. The motor vehicle roof comprising several successive roof components including a wind deflector louver, a cover and a rear window, actuated by separate drives via the rotary motion of the rotary switch for approaching predetermined opening stages of the motor vehicle roof. The rotary switch includes a pushbutton located under the transparent or translucent cover for manual control of the motorized blind only when the motor vehicle roof is completely closed and operable to open the motorized blind both before a raising of the wind deflector louver and before movement of at least one of the cover and the rear window in an opening direction.

Abstract: An openable motor vehicle roof is provided which includes a cover which in the closed position closes at least part of the roof opening, a cover-mounted cover carrier which is provided with a first crank path, and a slide which can be moved in the lengthwise direction of the roof by means of a drive in a first roof-mounted guide channel. The front area of the cover is movably guided in a second roof-mounted guide channel. A first engagement element, positioned on the raising lever, engages the first crank path and a second engagement element, attached to the raising lever, is movably guided in a third roof-mounted guide channel to control a raising motion of a raising lever. The rear edge of the cover can be raised out of the closed position by moving the slide by means of the raising lever. The first crank path is shaped such that when the raising lever is not raised, the displacement of the first engagement element in the first crank path causes a raising motion of the cover.

Abstract: An openable motor vehicle roof with a front movable roof element (12) which is movably supported on side roof rails (2) and which in the closed position of the roof can be placed against an apron (8) or the like, the roof element (12) being supported by a guide means (15, 16) on the guide rails (10) of the side roof rails (2), the guide means having a four-bar mechanism (15, 16) by means of which the roof element (12) is supported to be able to pivot on a carriage (17) which can be moved on the guide rail (10), and a control lever (16, 23) of the four-bar mechanism controlling the motion of the four-bar mechanism and of the roof element (12), especially in the opening or closing motion away from or to the apron (8) depending on the position of the carriage (17) relative to the guide rail (10).

Abstract: A roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof has a stationary part to be fixed to the roof and a closure element supported by the stationary part. The closure element is slidably guided along guideways in the stationary part at its side edges by means of sliding shoes. The sliding shoes form part of a sliding shoe unit. The guideway comprises a flange having opposed sides, on which the sliding shoes engage. The sliding shoes of the sliding shoe units respectively engage one of the sides of the flange, and in that the sliding shoes engaging the opposed sides of the flange are so designed that they clamp the flange between them under spring pressure.

Abstract: In an automotive sun roof system, each of the front sliders is provided with at least three laterally extending slide shoes including a front inboard slide shoe, a rear inboard slide shoe and a front outboard slide shoe located intermediate between the inboard slide shoes with respect to a fore-and-aft direction, and the guide rail is provided with an inboard side defining an inboard guide slot and an outboard side defining an outboard guide slot adapted to receive the corresponding slide shoes, the outboard side of the guide rail being provided with a front end which is rearwardly offset from that of the inboard side of the guide rail. Thus, the front end of each guide rail is advanced as much as possible without increasing the exposure of such parts to the moisture that may drip from the fixed roof panel and/or moveable panel by taking into account the rounded shape of the opening in the fixed roof panel.

Abstract: A method for determining the position of a movable element to be driven by a direct current motor between first and second positions includes counting ripples contained in a motor current signal as the motor rotates to drive the element. The position of the element is determined based on the counted ripples. The motor actuates, until the current signal is void of ripples, to move the element into the first position when the element is to be moved out of the first position towards the second position. The counted ripples is reset to a reset value after the motor has been actuated to move the element into the first position such that the reset value corresponds to the position of the element being in the first position. The motor actuates to move the element towards the second position after the counted ripples has been reset.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for actuating a cover (2) for selectively closing an opening (66) in a surface (3) which surrounds the latter in a first position or for at least partially clearing the opening in a second position, the cover (2) being formed especially by the top in the opening in the roof of a motor vehicle which forms the surface (3), and the device comprising the following means: a swivelling arm which extends from the front end to the back end and which is provided with means for attachment of the cover (2); a lifting device (14) to produce a swivelling motion on the swivelling arm relative to the surface (3), and drive to apply force to the lifting device (14) and to move the cover (2) between the first and the second position in that the swivelling arm has at least two elements (A, C) which are connected to one another to be able to move or telescope, the end (30) of one of the elements (A) being hinged via a fulcrum to the stationary part of the device or the surface (3).

Abstract: A motor vehicle roof (1) with a sealing system for a support lever (11) in which a pair of seals (14, 15) adjoin one another at their sealing surfaces so as to cover the support lever (11) form above in a lowered position of the lever and are pressed to the side by the support lever (11) when it is moved into a raised support position. The use of a pair of seals instead of a single seal reduces and the seals (14, 15) are preferably hollow chamber seals.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a stationary part with at least one guide rail, which is to be secured to the roof. An adjustable closure panel is supported by a mechanism which is capable of sliding movement in the guide rail. The closure panel can be adjusted between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position, in which it at least partially releases the roof opening. The guide rail is provided with an adjustable cover, which can be adjusted synchronously with the movements of the mechanism, or can be made deformable locally.