Inalfa Industries B.v.

Edwin Johannes Richardus Wilhelmus Thijssen

Joseph Petrus Johannes Sanders

Renatus Arnoldus Teunissen

A folding roof for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a frame to be mounted in the opening, which frame comprises a passage opening and a flexible cover for selectively closing or releasing the opening. A control beam which is attached to the opening side of the cover, is guided in guide rails at its lateral ends. A driving mechanism is connected to the control beam and selectively moves the control beam for opening or closing the folding roof. A push-off element can come into engagement with the frame when the control beam approaches the closed position. A transmission mechanism positioned between the push-off element and the drive mechanism pulls the control beam to the closed position with increased driving force during the last part of the closing movement. The push-off element is provided laterally of the control beam and co-operates with the stationary guide rails.

Folding roof for a vehicle

An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof, which comprises a frame part to be secured to the roof and an adjustable closing element supported by said frame part, which is adjustable between a closed position and an open position. The closing element comprises at least one rigid plate, which is capable of pivoting movement about a first pivot pin with respect to a part disposed before said rigid plate, which part remains stationary during said pivoting movement. The plate and the part disposed before said plate are fixedly interconnected by means of a flexible sealing element. The plate may make up a wind deflector or part of the closing element.

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Haps, Netherlands

Edwin Johannes Richardus Wilhelmus Thijssen