Webasto Se

Akihiro Shinkawa

Kozo Ohdoi

A vehicle sunroof device in which a movable panel is supported by a panel support member and the movable panel is capable of being moved in a tilted manner, the movable panel is prevented from being detached due to an upward load without increasing the thickness and the weight of the cored bar of the panel support member in a low-cost structure. A portion of the cored bar of the panel support member, which is located under cam grooves is bent to form first and second protrusions which protrude laterally in the thickness direction of the cored bar. The first protrusion is formed by notching multiple parts of the cored bar and bending the notched parts.

Vehicle sunroof device

In an opening/closing mechanism of a sunroof apparatus, an engaged portion engaged with a cam groove smoothly slides on upper and lower cam surfaces of a cam groove, and stiffness to support a roof panel is increased at low costs. The engaged portion includes a first sliding portion having a convex curve facing upward and sliding on the upper cam surface of the cam groove, and a second sliding portion coupled to the first sliding portion at a front or a rear of a vehicle, having a convex curve facing downward, and sliding on the lower cam surface of the cam groove.

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Higashihiroshima, Japan

Akihiro Shinkawa